Vietnamese Americans

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Vietnamese Americans are U.S. residents and citizens of Vietnamese descent, many of whom arrived as refugees after the Vietnam War and have since formed vibrant communities that contribute significantly to American cultural, political, and economic life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora community
ethnic group in the United States
citizenshipStatus U.S. citizens
U.S. permanent residents
continentOfOrigin Asia
contributeTo American culture
American economy
American politics
countryOfCitizenship United States
culturalPractice celebration of Tet (Lunar New Year)
maintenance of Vietnamese language schools
operation of Vietnamese Buddhist temples
operation of Vietnamese Catholic parishes
demographicCharacteristic growing U.S.-born second generation
large foreign-born share
diasporaFrom Socialist Republic of Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
educationTrend high rates of college attendance among younger generations
ethnicOrigin Vietnamese
historicalStatus refugee population
languageUsed English
Vietnamese
majorMigrationWave boat people exodus
post-1975 Vietnam War refugees
media Vietnamese-language newspapers in the United States
Vietnamese-language radio in the United States
Vietnamese-language television in the United States
notableCommunity Little Saigon, Garden Grove, California
Little Saigon, Westminster, California
Vietnamese community in Arlington, Virginia
Vietnamese community in Houston, Texas
Vietnamese community in Orange County, California
Vietnamese community in San Jose, California
organization Vietnamese American community organizations
Vietnamese American professional associations
politicalOrientation historically anti-communist
primaryAncestralCountry Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
relatedEthnicGroup Overseas Vietnamese
linked to: Vietnamese diaspora

Vietnamese Australians
Vietnamese Canadians
religion Buddhism
Caodaism
Hoa Hao Buddhism
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
settlementPattern suburban
urban
significantEventInHistory Fall of Saigon
significantPopulationIn California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Oregon
Texas
Virginia
Washington
typicalOccupations engineering and technology
healthcare professions
nail salon industry
restaurants and food services
small business ownership

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Asian American movement hasParticipant Vietnamese Americans
Asian American literature ethnicFocus Vietnamese Americans
Laotian American relatedEthnicGroup Vietnamese American
linked to: Vietnamese Americans
Ke Huy Quan nationality Vietnamese-American
linked to: Vietnamese Americans
Chinatown (Boston) ethnicCommunity Vietnamese American
linked to: Vietnamese Americans
Vietnamese diaspora hasPart Vietnamese Americans
Vietnamese diaspora hasPart Vietnamese in the United States
linked to: Vietnamese Americans
International District hasEthnicCommunity Vietnamese American community
linked to: Vietnamese Americans
Westminster, California ethnicEnclave Vietnamese Americans
Westminster, California majorEthnicGroup Vietnamese American
linked to: Vietnamese Americans
Thai American sharesCulturalTiesWith Vietnamese American
linked to: Vietnamese Americans
Vietnamese Americans organization Vietnamese American community organizations
linked to: Vietnamese Americans
Ocean Vuong nationality Vietnamese American
linked to: Vietnamese Americans
Westminster, California ethnicCommunity Vietnamese Americans
subject linked to: Westminster
Nikita Dragun ethnicGroup Vietnamese American
linked to: Vietnamese Americans
Kelly Marie Tran ethnicGroup Vietnamese American
linked to: Vietnamese Americans