Hackers Penetrate Little Saigon Library

posted by Randall

 
Many Vietnamese Americans escaped communism and came to the United States as refugees.
 
Today that war against communism is seemingly continuing online.
 
The Vietnamese Library Online out of Orange County is dedicated to restoring materials they say were either destroyed after the Fall of Saigon or blocked by the communist government.
 … Read more

Vietnamese Americans Push Back on Effort to Overturn Ban on Communists in California

posted by Randall

Outrage from both the Vietnamese American community and veterans has forced a California politician to pull his bill that would have lifted a ban on communists working for the state, reports Voice of America.

“This bill is blatantly offensive to all Californians,” said Assemblyman Travis Allen, … Read more

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has a Mission: Match Faces to the 58,315 Names

posted by Brittney Le

The people behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. hope to put a face to every name on The Wall.

Honoring American veterans who died fighting in the Vietnam War, The Wall consists of over 58,000 names. Lancaster Online reports theVietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is seeking help to match photos to each and … Read more

Suppressed Memories of Genocide Surface for Many Cambodian Seniors

posted by Randall

By Mari Quenemoen
New American Media

California State Senator Removed from Floor for Criticizing Late Supporter of Anti-Vietnam War Movement

posted by Brittney Le

California Sen. Janet Nguyen is being treated as a hero by the GOP after she was removed from the state Senate floor for continuing to criticize the late state Sen. Tom Hayden, reports the  Mercury News. Republican Sen. Nguyen spoke during a portion of the session Thursday … Read more

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Refugees is a Haunting yet Beautiful Collection

posted by Brittney Le

It’s a story of remembrance and loss. The ghost of her brother, killed by pirates during the escape from the Vietnam War, gives her a visit. And then she realizes she will never actually be able to forget him. This is the premise of Black-Eyed Women, the first … Read more

Vietnamese American Priest Offers to Give Up His American Citizenship

posted by Brittney Le

Vietnamese priest Reverend Chuong Hoai Nguyen recently wrote a letter to President Donald Trump offering his own citizenship to a Syrian refugee. Commonweal Magazine, an independent journal run by Catholics, released the letter this week.

In his letter, Rev. Nguyen shows his support for Syrian refugees, having been a refugee … Read more

MLK DAY: Asian Americans and African Americans Have Been Linked in Struggle for Civil Rights.

posted by Randall

 
By Ed Diokno
 
At this time, when Asian Americans and African Americans are questioning and exploring their relationship in their common struggle for justice and equality, on this holiday celebrating Martin Luther King, we take time … Read more

The Life of Bestselling Author Viet Thanh Nguyen

posted by Lisa Dinh

Viet Thanh Nguyen is a fresh name to watch among literary communities and beyond. The Vietnamese American writer reached national acclaim for his books, winning the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for The Sympathizer  and became a finalist for the National Book Award for his latest book Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the … Read more

GI Babies from Vietnam War Still Struggle to Search for Biological Parents

posted by Randall

The Voice of America profiled the stories of three mixed race children now in the United States and the uphill struggle to find their biological parents.

While there have been many harrowing but heartwarming stories of refugee families who landed on America’s shores after escaping Vietnam, the stories … Read more