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The Vietnamese community of the United States was relatively small until a large number of South Vietnamese refugees came to the United States following the end of Vietnam War in 1975. More than half of Vietnamese Americans live in the two most populous states of California and Texas , especially their large urban areas.
October 15, 1969 - Hundreds of thousands of people attend mass protests across the United States for the United States to withdraw from the Vietnam War. November 15, 1969 - A second, larger protest takes place in Washington D.C., with an estimated 500,000 people. December 1, 1969 - The first draft lottery since 1942 is held.
Toward the end of the Vietnam War in the 1970s, immigration from Vietnam to the United States increased considerably. Before 1975, only about 15,000 Vietnamese immigrants lived in the United States. By 1980, about 245,000 Vietnamese lived in the U.S., with about 91 percent of the population arriving in the previous five years. [1]
Pages in category "Vietnamese emigrants to the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 260 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In April 1975, as the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) advanced on Saigon, the United States carried out evacuations from South Vietnam, such as Operation Babylift and Operation Frequent Wind for Americans, nationals of allied countries, Vietnamese children or adults who had worked for or been closely associated with the U.S. during the Vietnam War.
Agent Orange was a chemical used by the US military during the Vietnam War to destroy foliage, which resulted in severe disabilities for millions of people. US sailors visit Vietnamese shelter for ...
Since many Vietnamese immigrants came to the U.S. as refugees or political asylees, Nguyen said, helping them understand state actors' role in fomenting racial discord in the U.S. can allow them ...
The end of the Vietnam War left millions of Southeast Asians displaced. In South Vietnam alone, the war had created over 6 million refugees from 1965 to 1971. Preceding May 1975, the United States policy for Southeast Asian refugees had been to assist by resettling them in safer areas of their home nations.