Vietnamese Americans

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Vietnamese Americans are U.S. residents and citizens of Vietnamese descent, many of whom arrived as refugees after the Vietnam War and have since formed vibrant communities that contribute significantly to American cultural, political, and economic life.

All labels observed (6)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora community
ethnic group in the United States
citizenshipStatus U.S. citizens
U.S. permanent residents
continentOfOrigin Asia
contributeTo American culture
American economy
American politics
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice celebration of Tet (Lunar New Year)
maintenance of Vietnamese language schools
operation of Vietnamese Buddhist temples
operation of Vietnamese Catholic parishes
demographicCharacteristic growing U.S.-born second generation
large foreign-born share
diasporaFrom Viet Nam
surface form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
educationTrend high rates of college attendance among younger generations
ethnicOrigin Vietnamese
historicalStatus refugee population
languageUsed English
Vietnamese
majorMigrationWave boat people exodus
post-1975 Vietnam War refugees
media Vietnamese-language newspapers in the United States
Vietnamese-language radio in the United States
Vietnamese-language television in the United States
notableCommunity Little Saigon, Orange County
surface form: Little Saigon, Garden Grove, California

Little Saigon (area within city)
surface form: Little Saigon, Westminster, California

Vietnamese community in Arlington, Virginia
Vietnamese community in Houston, Texas
Little Saigon, Orange County
surface form: Vietnamese community in Orange County, California

Vietnamese community in San Jose, California
organization Vietnamese Americans self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vietnamese American community organizations

Vietnamese American professional associations
politicalOrientation historically anti-communist
primaryAncestralCountry Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
relatedEthnicGroup Vietnamese diaspora
surface form: Overseas Vietnamese

Vietnamese Australians
Vietnamese Canadians
religion Buddhism
Caodaism
Hoa Hao Buddhism
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Roman Catholicism
settlementPattern suburban
urban
significantEventInHistory Fall of Saigon
significantPopulationIn California, United States
surface form: California

Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Oregon
Texas
Virginia
Washington
typicalOccupations engineering and technology
healthcare professions
nail salon industry
restaurants and food services
small business ownership

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Asian American movement hasParticipant Vietnamese Americans
Asian American literature ethnicFocus Vietnamese Americans
Laotian American relatedEthnicGroup Vietnamese Americans
this entity surface form: Vietnamese American
Ke Huy Quan nationality Vietnamese Americans
this entity surface form: Vietnamese-American
Chinatown neighborhood of Boston ethnicCommunity Vietnamese Americans
subject surface form: Chinatown (Boston)
this entity surface form: Vietnamese American
Vietnamese diaspora hasPart Vietnamese Americans
Vietnamese diaspora hasPart Vietnamese Americans
this entity surface form: Vietnamese in the United States
International District hasEthnicCommunity Vietnamese Americans
this entity surface form: Vietnamese American community
Westminster, California ethnicEnclave Vietnamese Americans
Westminster, California majorEthnicGroup Vietnamese Americans
this entity surface form: Vietnamese American
Thai American sharesCulturalTiesWith Vietnamese Americans
this entity surface form: Vietnamese American
Vietnamese Americans organization Vietnamese Americans self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vietnamese American community organizations
Ocean Vuong nationality Vietnamese Americans
this entity surface form: Vietnamese American
Westminster ethnicCommunity Vietnamese Americans
subject surface form: Westminster, California
Nikita Dragun ethnicGroup Vietnamese Americans
this entity surface form: Vietnamese American
Kelly Marie Tran ethnicGroup Vietnamese Americans
this entity surface form: Vietnamese American