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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.
In the 1970s, '80s and part of the '90s, the county's voter registration materials and ballots were not printed in Vietnamese, which meant that many immigrants could not vote unless they got help ...
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 ...
Today, as co-founder of one of the largest Asian American networks in Texas, she is among a legion of advocates across the United States combating disinformation that singles out immigrant ...
With about 25,000 Vietnamese at that time, Greater Houston had the second highest Vietnamese population in the United States, after Greater Los Angeles. [8] Of the Vietnamese not born in the United States, 11 persons had entered the U.S. before 1950, while 95% of the number of foreign-born Vietnamese had entered the U.S. since 1975. [4]
It is an affiliate of the Người Việt Daily News. Người Việt Tây Bắc translates to the” Vietnamese people of the Northwest.” [1] The paper publishes news stories about social issues, the economy, politics, and culture relevant to overseas Vietnamese in the United States, particularly in Washington.
Those who fled to escape the North Vietnamese takeover are generally antagonistic toward the communist government of Vietnam. [88] In the United States, Vietnamese immigrants have achieved high levels of education. In 2015, 30% of Vietnamese Americans had attained a bachelor's degree or higher (compared to 19% for the general population).
A Vietnamese migrant who fled her home country just after the Vietnam War before reaching the UK has said the public is “not as welcoming” to migrants today.