Examines the generation gap in the Vietnamese American community in San Francisco, California. Utilization of a poll of Vietnamese American attitudes conducted by the 'San Jose Mercury News' and 'Viet Mercury'; Attitudinal differences on issues ranging from language habits to issue priorities; ...
The community in which Fred was born, in San Jose, California, is home to the largest overseas Vietnamese population in the world. Many of the conversations he heard there as a child, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, were in Vietnamese – although as Fred tells us, he would alway...
106.3 FM in Los Angeles, California 1430 AM in San Jose, California 900 AM in Houston, Texas Started in 1995,Saigon Radioimmediately became the household name in radio programming serving some of the most populous Vietnamese American communities across these geographical areas:Orange/Los Angeles Co...
there were 2,104,217 Americans of Vietnamese ancestry, making them the fourth most numerous Asian-American population followingChinese,Filipinos, andIndians. California, of course, has by far the largest population
“For a long time, this [Vietnamese-American community] was the most heavily Republican group of Asian voters,” said Taeku Lee, a professor of political science and law at the University of California, Berkeley, and a principal investigator on the NAAS report. “Then, in 2008 and 201...
A weekly Vietnamese community newspaper. Contact:Do Dien Duc, Publisher. Address:1685 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90026. Telephone:(213) 483-8817. Tin Viet. Weekly Vietnamese community newspaper. Contact:Nguyen Thuong Hieb, Editor. ...
The sense of working toward a common goal has also empowered communities outside California. “Over here in Houston, it’s the same thing,” said Cao-My Nguyen, president of the Vietnamese Community of Houston. “Last night, I called an urgent meeting and 60 people showed up representing ...
for careers in nail salons. “The nail profession is one of the ones over-crowded, so CalWORK [a welfare program that services needy families] doesn’t train them in it,” says Megan Gui who works with new refugees and CalWORK at the Southeast Asian Community Center in San Jose, Calif...
“Even in the love stories, they get some communism in there, so it’s not acceptable to the community here,” said Xuan Thu’s owner, Pham. “Over there, they cannot even kiss. They just hold hands in front of a billboard of some leader.” ...
Pho seasoning made into a paste can also come in a jar or can, so that you can make “instant pho.” I’ve never liked the pho paste, it tastes flat, usually full of MSG and too salty. It’s like using a bullion cube.