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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 ...
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.
Vietnamese-Americans immigrated to the United States in different waves. The first wave of Vietnamese from just before or after the Fall of Saigon/the last day of the Vietnam War, April 30, 1975. They consisted of mostly educated, white collar public servants, senior military officers, and upper and middle class Vietnamese and their families.
After an amendment to San Francisco’s Language Access Ordinance, Vietnamese now joins Spanish, Filipino and Chinese as one of the city’s official languages.
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.
Their mission is to empower the Vietnamese-American community in the United States and facilitate the transition of Vietnamese refugees and immigrants from dependency to self-sufficiency. It works with national and local affiliates to support its member agencies; to strengthen national advocacy capability and, to promote the integration of the ...
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.