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Founded in 1986, the National Congress of Vietnamese Americans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community advocacy organization working to advance the cause of Vietnamese Americans in a plural but united America – e pluribus unum – by participating actively and fully as civic minded citizens engaged in the areas of education, culture and civil liberties.


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City Settles Suit Over Shooting
After a San Jose police shooting that left two children without a mother and triggered an outcry among Vietnamese-Americans, the long legal saga of Bich Cau Thi Tran ended Tuesday with a $1.8 million settlement of a federal lawsuit.
[Posted 11/30/05]
11 Held in Alleged Marriage Scam
Officials arrest some of 44 people accused of using phony weddings to offer citizenship to Vietnamese and Chinese nationals.
[Posted 11/30/05]
Cowboys' Nguyen out for season, considering retirement
Cowboys veteran linebacker Dat Nguyen has been placed on injured reserve and is out for the remainder of the season.
[Posted 11/29/05]
WestConn Vietnam Week Explains Cultural Ties
For a huge majority of Americans, Vietnam is a country that existed in their imaginations for a decade or so— the war years of the 1960s and 1970s. But American exposure to Vietnamese culture stretches back to 1808, when President Thomas Jefferson met the Crown Prince of Vietnam.
[Posted 11/27/05]
The Living Hell of "Bui Doi"
Shunned by much of society, denied access to land, forced to work in degrading conditions, virtual slaves, and routinely abused at the hands of the police and of a privileged class who enjoy the state's protection – these are terms used to describe the deplorable lives of Amerasians (mixed-race) under the communist regime in Vietnam.
[Posted 11/22/05]
The Morning Read: Thankful for a New Start
New Orleans family struggles to rebuild its post-Katrina lives in O.C., weighs next move but knows 'hurricane was a wake-up call.'
[Posted 11/20/05]
Ghosts of Vietnam Lingers
This fall, Boston City Councilor Paul Scapicchio toured Vietnam as part of a nine-member delegation sponsored by the American Council of Young Political Leaders. The trip was meant to foster relations between the two former adversaries.
[Posted 11/20/05]
Katrina Took Away Coast Vietnamese's LIfe, Work
A Vietnamese folk legend says in ancient times, the sea dragon Lac Long Quan married the mountain fairy Au Co and she gave birth to 100 children. Half of the children went with their mother back to the mountains, and half stayed to live off the sea.
[Posted 11/20/05]
Priest Works to Rebuild Flooded Vietnamese Community
He started out in a small boat, making his way through swirling floodwaters to help rescue his frightened parishioners from their homes.
[Posted 11/19/05]
San Marcos Seeing Growth in Asian Communities
The Korean community is just one segment of a rapidly growing Asian population in San Marcos. With increases in the Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Filipino populations, the number of Asians living in San Marcos rose from 1,142 in 1990 to 2,567 in 2000, according to U.S. Census data.
[Posted 11/19/05]
Vietnam, U.S. agree to resume immigration program
The United States and Vietnam signed an agreement on Tuesday which allows those Vietnamese to immigrate who were not able to do so before a humanitarian program ended in 1994. (Press Release / Application Process)
[Posted 11/15/05]
Going Beyond the Master Narrative
In 1982, Vincent Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese-American, was beaten to death with a bat following a confrontation in a Detroit bar. His murderers received a $3,000 fine and never spent a day in jail. How could such an atrocity have come and gone without drawing the notice of the masses? We've all heard of Rodney King. But have you ever heard of Vincent Chin?
[Posted 11/14/05]
Governor in China
David Lee, who heads the San Francisco-based Chinese American Voters Education Project, with an eye on the demographic trends, said the governor's trip is more evidence that political leaders in both parties are clearly vying for what he calls the "untapped market'' of California's Asian voters.
[Posted 11/14/05]
Justice for Tran and Her Family
Tran Thi Bich Cau, a petite 25-year-old Vietnamese American woman living in San Jose, Calif., was shot dead by a San Jose police officer in her apartment on July 13, 2003.
[Posted 11/11/05]
U.S. Groups Organizing Dental, Medical Care for Rural Vietnamese
Two Vietnamese-American nonprofit organizations are sending health care professionals to Vietnam November 12-23 to provide dental and medical care for children in rural areas, including many who have never been to a dentist or doctor.
[Posted 11/09/05]
State Dept. Cites Saudi Arabia on Rights
The same eight countries found to be of "particular concern" last year were cited again on Tuesday. They are Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Vietnam.
[Posted 11/08/05]
RACE RELATIONS: Views mixed over mayor’s track record in the Asian community
Betty Yau is frustrated that the mayor hasn’t hired additional Asian-speaking workers in city hall. Yet Kent Yee says the administration has contributed to the recent strides made by his community, including a rise in Asian-owned businesses.
[Posted 11/05/05]
Social Justice 101 Teaches Students to Touch the World
The seminar is looking to attract all types of students on campus, but mainly aims to better student activism by developing leaders.
[Posted 11/04/05]
2005 Annual Convention - some participantsNGHÒ-HOÄI 19, TUOÅI TREÛ NGAØY CAØNG ÑOÂNG
San Jose muøa thu, trôøi thaät ñeïp. Môùi coù tí maây che phuû maët trôøi, ngöôøi ñòa-phöông ñaõ caûm thaáy phaûi “xin loãi” khaùch ôû xa ñeán, yeâu-caàu “thoâng-caûm” vôùi moät trong maáy ngaøy khoâng ñöôïc öng yù nôi thaønh phoá noåi tieáng laø coù 300 ngaøy naéng treân 365 ngaøy trong moät naêm.
[Posted 11/04/05]
Freddie Mac presentation of $200,000 grantVietnamese-American Groups Receive $200,000 Grant from Freddie Mac to Help Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Lao Families Displaced by Recent Hurricanes
Coalition helps victims break language and cultural barriers and access existing relief efforts.
[Posted 11/04/05]
Vietnamese Work to Recover Alabama City After Katrina
In the past few weeks, Sister Christine Truong My Hanh, a Catholic nun and the founder and director of Good Shepherd Services in Chamblee, Ga., and Hieu Duong, who teaches English as a second language and computer courses, have traveled from Atlanta to Alabama to take food and other items.
[Posted 11/02/05]
GlaxoSmithKline Study Shows Need for More Hepatitis B Education in Asian-American Communities
One in three Asian-Americans surveyed in a recent poll reported they had lost a family member due to complications of chronic hepatitis B. However, about one in five respondents indicated they were not aware of the risks associated with the hepatitis B virus.
[Posted 11/01/05]

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Freddie Mac Presentation of $200,000 Grant
Freddie Mac $200,000 Hurricane Relief Fund
Support given to Vietnamese American organizations

Awards Presentation to IRCC at NCVA's 19th Annual Convention
Awards Presentation
 2005 Community Award presented to IRCC, San Jose, CA


19th Annual Convention
 Participants pose for a picture

2005 VAYLC participants with Congressman Mike Honda
VAYLC 2005 "Exploring the Present and Building the Future"
Participants and Congressman Mike Honda


VAYLC 2004 "Celebrating Freedom"
Some participants tour the U.S. Capitol Building


Vietnamese American National Gala
Pre-Gala Reception with notable Vietnamese Americans


VAYLC 2003 Gala
A view of the banquet room
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