Community Seeks Release of Woman Held in Vietnam
"She has a very good heart," said Thai Thi Nguyen. Foshee helped Nguyen, who lives now in Davenport, settle in Florida. During the service Sunday, Nguyen prayed for Foshee.
[Posted 09/25/06 - Orlando Sentinel]

NCVA's 20th Anniversary Convention & Gala "Securing Our Future Today"
The National Congress of Vietnamese Americans (NCVA) invites you to attend our 20th Anniversary Convention “Securing Our Future Today” on September 13-17, 2006 in Arlington, Virginia at the Hilton Arlington Hotel. This gathering will bring together members of the community, nonprofit and business sectors to collaborate on opportunities resulting in measurable impact.
[Posted 09/12/06 - PRWeb]

Community Briefing on Post-Katrina Rebuilding and the Vietnamese American Community
Organizations representing the Vietnamese community will testify on the rebuilding efforts of the Vietnamese Americans in New Orleans. The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus’ (CAPAC) Housing Task Force will be in attendance to outline legislative opportunities for CAPAC in regards to post-Katrina housing policy. The NCVA Report “Vietnamese Americans in Hurricane-Impacted Gulf Areas: An Assessment of Housing Needs,” will also be released during the briefing.
[Posted 09/12/06 - PRWeb]

A Vietnamese Lesson in Wine
Houston couple share their passion for wine with the Asian community
[Posted 09/6/06 - Houston Chronicle]

Hmong Veteran Establishes Help For Immigrants
Peter Vang has a lot of firsts in his history. He was the first Hmong pilot in Laos to be recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency.
[Posted 09/02/06 - Merced Sun-Star]

Vietnamese in U.S. Thriving, Striving
By the close of the Vietnam War, an estimated 135,000 people of Vietnamese descent had fled to the U.S. Today, that population has grown to almost 1 million. And according to the 2000 census, the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with a combined population of more than 50,000 people of Vietnamese descent, ranks fourth among U.S. metropolitan areas in the number of Vietnamese residents.
[Posted 08/31/06 - Dallas Morning News]

Yen Do, 65; Publisher of First, Largest U.S. Vietnamese Paper
Yen Do, who published the Nguoi Viet Daily News, the first and largest Vietnamese daily newspaper in the nation, died Thursday afternoon. He was 65.
[Posted 08/18/06 - Los Angeles Times]

Good Morning, Vietnam -- Decades after He Fled, a Radio Host Is Going Home
For decades, Nguyen Qui Duc, founding host of KQED-FM's "Pacific Time," has searched for home.
[Posted 08/15/06 - San Francisco Chronicle]

Emerging Asian Market Untapped
Asian purchasing power is no small change. 
Nationally, it's projected to climb 41 percent to $611 billion by 2010, according to data from MarketResearch.com.
[Posted 08/14/06 - Arizona Republic]

Boat Person Sails into Irvine Storm
For months, those following Irvine politics have wondered: Who are the Republicans going to put up against Mayor Beth Krom?
[Posted 08/11/06 - Orange County Register]

Registration Drives Reach Out to Immigrants
Hawaiian organizations are not the only ones trying to get their community members to vote. Organizations in the Korean, Filipino, Chinese, Vietnamese and Samoan communities are also gearing up for the fall elections.
[Posted 08/11/06 - Honolulu Advertiser]

Oakland a Hub for Chinese-Vietnamese Businesses
Formerly hidden population now asserts its unique identity.
[Posted 08/07/06 - The Argus]

Vietnam Civilian Killings Went Unpunished
Declassified papers show U.S. atrocities went far beyond My Lai.
[Posted 08/06/06 - Los Angeles Times]

Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Executive Order Honoring Vietnamese Heritage
Gov. Schwarzenegger today signed executive order S-14-06 that honors Vietnamese heritage.
[Posted 08/05/06 - Press Release]

Freddie Mac, AREAA Team Up with Nonprofits to Help Asian Americans in Los Angeles Become Homeowners
Thanks to a new homeownership initiative made possible by many organizations working together, Soo Han is the proud owner of a new home in Winnetka, Calif.
[Posted 08/03/06 - Press Release]

Leader of SoCal Marriage Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
A woman accused of running a sophisticated marriage scam that charged foreigners seeking citizenship up to $60,000 for a mate has pleaded guilty on conspiracy and visa fraud charges.
[Posted 08/01/06 - San Luis Obispo Tribune]

Casinos Winning Big by Betting on Asians
It's a little after noon, and a crowd has started to gather in Boston's Chinatown.... All look up whenever the deep roar of an engine sounds like it's coming their way.
[Posted 07/31/06 - Associated Press]

Sweltering Problem Begs for Cool Solution
A woman on the other side of the world inspired Minh-Duc Nguyen to start Helping Link, a social-service agency dedicated to helping immigrants and refugees in the Vietnamese community.
[Posted 07/29/06 - NW Asian Weekly]

Sandwich Shops Feed on Diversity
Stuffed with jalapeños, cilantro and pickled vegetables, Vietnamese-style sandwiches satisfy the taste buds of not only many Asian consumers, but also Hispanics, the owners of one California-based restaurant chain have discovered.
[Posted 07/27/06 - Houston Chronicle]

Asian American Youth: America's New Trendsetters
A new study on the cultural influence of Asian American youth released by New American Dimensions and interTrend Communications reveals that Asian American youth are increasingly generating some of the key trends in pop culture being embraced by the rest of mainstream American youth culture.
[Posted 07/26/06 - PRNewswire]

A Community's Ethnic Tradition in Transition 
L.A.'s old Chinatown of family shops and traditions is grudgingly giving way to galleries and lofts. Even Quentin Tarantino is buying in.
[Posted 07/25/06 - KTLA]

Foreign-speaking Patients Get Help
Medical staff at a busy emergency room depend on being able to understand the patient’s problem. That may be impossible when the doctor’s words are the unintelligible sounds of a foreign language.
[Posted 07/25/06 - Muskogee Phoenix]

A Memorial to Some U.S. Allies, and Another to Build
The war that remade St. Paul and other corners of the American Midwest now has a permanent monument on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Wisconsin.
[Posted 07/23/06 - Pioneer Press]

Koreans Seek Schaefer Apology
Leaders of Maryland's Korean community said yesterday that they will tell Comptroller William Donald Schaefer that he owes them an apology and should undergo sensitivity training.
[Posted 07/17/06 - Baltimore Sun]

Annual Leadership Summit Sharpens Youth Leadership Skills, Civic Goals
An excited George Washington University student of public health administration who just started a summer internship with the National Congress of Vietnamese Americans (NCVA) was almost gushing over the phone.
[Posted 07/01/06 - Asian Fortune]

Social Entrepreneurs on the Cutting Edge
A not-too-funny thing happened to the Voting Rights Act on its way to renewal in the House of Representatives: A real debate broke out.
[Posted 07/01/06 - BN Magazine]

Voting Rights Act Proves Valuable
A not-too-funny thing happened to the Voting Rights Act on its way to renewal in the House of Representatives: A real debate broke out.
[Posted 06/30/06 - The Sun News]

Dinner Celebrates Vietnamese Youth Visit to D.C.
The Friday night gala dinner was to be followed by a full day of workshops on community service, media, and careers, building on the preceding days of public policy briefings and Capitol Hill visits.
[Posted 06/29/06 - New America Media]

Hội Nghị Của Thanh Niên Trẻ Người Mỹ Gốc Việt Tại Virginia
Nhằm mục đích khuyến khích và hướng dẫn cho các bạn trẻ người Mỹ gốc Việt ở Hoa Kỳ làm quen với việc lãnh đạo, hoặc tham gia vào các tổ chức, các sinh hoạt cộng đồng của địa phương, của chính quyền, một tổ chức thiện nguyện mang tên Nghị Hội Người Việt Toàn Quốc Hoa Kỳ, hàng năm, có chương trình huấn luyện cho những em học sinh sinh viên nào muốn học hỏi hay tham gia vào những sinh hoạt xã hội, văn hoá, chính trị.
[Posted 06/27/06 - Radio Free Asia]

Bui Running for Judge in Everett
That means one in four in this state has an opportunity to encounter someone like Everett District Court Judge Tam Bui, who has served as a temporary appointee since 2001.
[Posted 06/24/06 - Northwest Asian Weekly]

Markets Focus: Cracking the Asian Conundrum
Given their high level of education and early-adopter enthusiasm for technology, few groups excite marketers more than young Asian-American males. There's one problem, though: The very phrase "Asian-American" is probably among the most misleading demographic classifications there is.
[Posted 06/21/06 - OMMA]

Vietnam, US Mend Fences
Two recent events -- one military in nature, the other economic -- have propelled U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relations forward, mending, to a considerable degree, a vital strategic relationship that was severed over thirty years ago by a devastating decade-long war.
[Posted 06/20/06 - Technology Commerce Society]

Immigrants Living in Area Strive to Embrace English as the National Language
The simple communication skills it takes to lead an average American life can be a task larger than life for some immigrants living in the area who may soon be forced to recognize English as their national language if U.S. lawmakers, and President Bush, have their say.
[Posted 06/16/06 - Shreveport Times]

Thanks to Parents' Sacrifice, New Generations Thrive in U.S.
Before their families became estranged, the teenage daughters of the captain and co-captain of the Peace at Sea -- Hoa and Lieu -- cruised around Stockton in Lieu's white BMW, flirting with cute guys.
[Posted 06/16/06 - Sacramento Bee]

Westminister Board Rescinds Superintendent Job Offer
The reversal comes just seven days after the Vietnamese American educator was hired. She says she suspects her ethnicity is a factor.
[Posted 06/01/06 - Los Angeles Times]

Asian Americans’ Political Clout Increasing, Says Report
A report released by the Asian American Action Fund said recent trends in demographics and political activity point to a decided increase in electoral participation by Asian residents in this election year and beyond. (Report)
[Posted 06/01/06 - Congressional Quarterly]

Immigrant Labor Creates More Opportunities
If you're fretting about immigrants stealing American jobs, I recommend going to Traci Harris...Her business is a case study of what happens to native workers when immigrants arrive.
[Posted 06/01/06 - The Argus]