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War Is History for Vibrant Vietnam
In the final days of the Vietnam War 30 years ago, a U.S.-trained South Vietnamese pilot named Nguyen Thanh Trung defected to the North mid-mission.
[Posted 4/30/05]

Vietnamese-Americans, in Search of Work, Transforming the Face of Middle America
Twenty years ago in this city draped in Spanish moss and 300 years of history, a professional manicure was an expensive, pampering affair, beyond the reach of most women. Then the Vietnamese-Americans arrived.
[Posted 4/30/05]

30 years later, a war refugee still wrestles with Vietnam
When Saigon fell I was still a teenager. My generation grew up amid the sounds of bombing, gunfire and the confusing war of words.
[Posted 4/29/05]

30 Years After the Fall
April 30 marks 30 years since the Fall of Saigon, and the end of the Vietnam War.
[Posted 4/28/05]

History Isn't Past for Vietnamese Refugee
Van Nguyen considers the American fighters who died in the Vietnam War brave, and he said he tries everyday to be a U.S. resident worthy of their sacrifices.
[Posted 4/28/05]

Asian-Americans Step Up to Ballot Box
More than 40 percent of Asian-Americans who cast ballots last November in Massachusetts were voting for the first time, according to a survey released by a civil rights group.
[Posted 4/26/05]

WETA Relegates Documentary on Vietnam to Early Morning Time Slot
The National Congress of Vietnamese Americans denounces the time slot for a documentary on Vietnam during Asian Pacific American Heritage month.
[Posted 4/24/05]

30 Years Later, Immigrants Shed Vietnam War's Burdens
On humid Washington days, after thunderstorms churn up the smell of fresh earth, Sandy Hoa Dang remembers the war. When the bombs fell on Hanoi, she was a little girl, cowering with her family in a hole in the ground.
[Posted 4/24/05]

On Being Viet Kieu (Vietnamese American)
I went out to dinner with Co Thuy and the family last night....Again, not a word of thanks.
[Posted 4/24/05]

Vietnamese in U.S. Take Stock of Community
They came to America and for years did domestic work as they started life anew. Three decades later, they are successful entrepreneurs.
[Posted 4/24/05]

U.S. Entrepreneur Reconnects with His Roots in Native Land
Many of the Vietnamese-American techies working in Vietnam were drawn by a desire to reconnect with their roots and help their homeland.
[Posted 4/22/05]

It's in the Cards
He came to the United States in 1977 after leaving Việt Nam by boat, then spending time in a refugee camp. He could have thought he was living the American Dream, escaping Communism, settling in Los Angeles, finding steady work as a machinist.
[Posted 4/21/05]

National Business and Community Leaders to be Honored at Vietnamese American National Gala
National leaders in industry, medicine, entertainment and charitable work will be honored at the Vietnamese American National Gala (VANG) with the 2nd Annual Golden Torch Awards on May 2, 2005 at the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
[Posted 4/13/05]

Caps on Shrimp Boats May End Family Tradition
In May, the federal government is expected to pass new rules that would cap the number of shrimping boats in the Gulf, potentially closing off future generations from their family tradition.
[Posted 4/6/05]

Vietnamese American Finds Looking Back Helps Him Look Forward
Huy Huynh was determined to find the house where his mother and family had lived in Saigon, Vietnam, before they and thousands of other Vietnamese fled the only country they had ever known in April 1975.
[Posted 4/5/05]

Unicef Cites Rising Rate of Child-Trafficking
Unicef warned that millions of children round the globe are being trafficked annually in an illegal industry worth $10-billion (U.S.) a year, rivalling the trade in illicit drugs and arms.
[Posted 4/4/05]

Vietnamese Remember Their 'Saint'
At Mary Queen of Vietnam parish--a community of former Vietnamese refugees and their families--he was considered a living saint.
[Posted 4/4/05]

The Plight of Vietnamese Women
What I instead will share with you is the plight of Vietnamese women in Taiwan and to a lesser extent, in Cambodia.
[Posted 4/2/05]

Wal-Mart Pursues Asian Americans
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is betting that a new ad campaign in Asian languages will translate into more sales.
[Posted 4/2/05]

PBS to Offer Special Programming
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders and their vibrant cultural heritage in the United States.
[Posted 4/1/05]

Divorces Down, Marriages Up
Buoyed by a boom in international marriages and more remarriages, the number of couples who tied the knot in Korea last year has increased...while the number of those getting divorced has dropped.
[Posted 4/1/05]

Women's Center to Host 'Re-Investment' Conference
The conference is titled "Dialogues About the State of Women's Rights as Human Rights" and focuses on the rights of women of color as basic human rights that have been denied or jeopardized.
[Posted 4/1/05]

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