Issues

Tough Road for Overseas Vietnamese Politicians
July 5, 2008

In the United States Vietnamese political representation has risen dramatically within the last decade. In 2008 Orange County, California alone has 10 Vietnamese American elected officials. As we view these rapid changes, certain aspects of the Vietnamese community remain the same. read more

Perspectives

The Patriot Act and Us
July 6, 2008

For many of us overseas Vietnamese, we often celebrate the U.S. as the harbinger of freedom and democracy. It was after all the U.S. that helped us keep communism at bay until the eventual Fall of Sai Gon in 1975. read more

Vietnamese American Art
In this week of MLK’s birthday and the inauguration of our first biracial president, I naturally think of the Civil Rights movement, but I also recall the Free Speech movement that happened almost simultaneously. What we now take for granted such as freedom of speech and expression (though some will argue in recent years, these liberties were greatly compromised) were actually hard fought by young men and women just several decades ago. So, it was especially poignant that this past weekend, I chose to drive seven hours straight to catch an art exhibit of Vietnamese (American) works with the theme of diverse perspectives as expressed freely in art, "Art Speaks." This is provocative in the Vietnamese American community . read more

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