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Government
Tom Nguyen, 20, becomes first Asian American city commissioner in Garden City, Kansas
Twenty-year-old Kansas native Tom Nguyen has made history by becoming the first Vietnamese American and the first person of Asian descent to...
Michelle De Pacina
Entertainment
‘Bling Empire’ star Mimi Morris says she would forgive her husband for using prostitutes
Mimi Morris, a wealthy Vietnamese American socialite known for starring in the Netflix reality series “Bling Empire,” shared her views on re...
Lilia Vu makes history as 1st American woman to win 2 golf majors in the same year since 1999
Vietnamese American professional golfer Lilia Vu made history after winning her second major trophy at the AIG Women’s Open, effectively pla...
Bryan Ke
Oscar nominee Hong Chau joins cast of Apple and Matt Damon film ‘The Instigators’
Oscar-nominated Vietnamese American actor Hong Chau will reunite with Matt Damon in Apple Original Films’ “The Instigators.” Di...
Daniel Anderson
Keshi warns ‘performers aren’t circus animals’ after concertgoer’s hurled object injures his eye
Keshi was performing in Honolulu on Monday for the final stop of his “HEAVEN/HELL” tour when he was struck by a bracelet in the face. The ...
William Yuk
News
5 Vietnamese Americans elected to Oregon House
Newly elected representatives Dr. Hai Pham (D, OR-36), Dr. Thuy Tran (D, OR-45), Hoa Nguyen (D, OR-48), Daniel Nguyen (D, OR-38) and incumb...
Ryan General
Crime
Vietnamese American nail tech has 5 percent chance of survival after allegedly racist attack, family says
California native Phong Tran, 43, remains on life support after being punched outside a pub in Toledo, Ohio, on Sept. 1. Tran, who worked ...
Carl Samson
54-year-old Vietnamese American man scammed out of $139,000 by online lover
A 35-year-old woman in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is being investigated for allegedly scamming a Vietnamese American man out of $139,000. Do...
Rebecca Moon
Elderly Vietnamese American man on morning walk fatally shot in unprovoked attack in Philadelphia
Loi Nguyen, a 76-year-old Vietnamese American man, was returning home from his morning walk when he was fatally shot in the head on Tuesday...
Vietnamese American volunteer in Ukraine army believed captured by Russian forces
Vietnamese American Andy Huynh, who is serving as a volunteer in the Ukrainian army, was reportedly captured along with fellow volunteer so...
Hairdresser who decorated ‘flower house’ to honor fellow Viet refugees found murdered in Cleveland garage
Vietnamese refugee and hairdresser Chris Dong Vo was discovered murdered in a garage in Cleveland, Ohio. Two people have been arrested, bu...
Uncategorized
Vietnamese American lecturer lived in a tent for two years while pursuing her PhD in the UK
A Vietnamese American academic battled the cold for two years when she ended up homeless while pursuing a doctorate and teaching classes in ...
Vietnamese filmmakers create visually stunning short about AAPI hate being as old as American history
Vietnamese filmmakers Sally Tran and Phuong Vo have created a short film about the history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S. Wh...
The ‘Vietnamese Alex Jones’ has his YouTube channel taken down after being called out by John Oliver
John Oliver threw a jab at the spread of misinformation among the immigrant diaspora in the U.S., including the Vietnamese community, in an ...
Legendary Vietnamese Singer Le Thu Passes Away at 78 After Getting COVID-19
Le Thu, a Vietnamese American songstress who rose to fame in the 1960s and 70s, died at the age of 78 after suffering from COVID-19. Thu was...
Oakland Professor Tells Viet American Student ‘Your Name in English Sounds Like F**k Boy’
A professor at Laney College was put on administrative leave after asking a Vietnamese American student to “anglicize” her name ...
Pilot Aims to Be the First Vietnamese American Woman to Fly Solo Around the World
Anh-Thu Nguyen, founder and president of non-profit Women in Aerospace and Aviation, has set her sights on becoming the first Vietnamese Ame...
Man Left with Fractured Skull After Being Assaulted by 6 Men On His Way to Work
A Vietnamese-American man suffered a skull fracture and spine injuries after being robbed and attacked by six men while on his way ...
Interviews
Her Mother was Vietnam’s Legendary Queen of Soul, Now It’s Her Turn
Certain artists live their whole lives dreaming to shine on stages: not Trace. She’d already seen the life firsthand as the daughter o...
Elliot Sang
Civil Rights
OC Vietnamese Americans Rally to Fight Against Trump’s Deportation of War Refugees
More than 100 Vietnamese Americans took to the streets of Little Saigon in Orange County, California to protest the Trump administration’s m...
13 of the 24 Vietnamese Americans Running for Office in Orange County Have the Same Last Name
More than half of 24 Vietnamese Americans running for the midterm elections in Orange County, California, share the same last name Nguyen. T...
Vietnamese American Mom Spends 18 Years Making Epic Birthday Gift For Her Daughter
A Vietnamese American Twitter user got many netizens mushy after sharing what her mom gave her on her 18th birthday. Thy Tran recently post...
College Student Tracks Down Vietnamese Woman Who Lost $1,500 and Photo of Grandkids
We can add Cypress College student Luan Nguyen to the list of Vietnamese Americans who have a big heart after he returned the lost possessio...
Khier Casino
Missing Hikers Found Holding Each Other in Joshua Tree Died in Apparent Murder-Suicide
A couple who went missing in Joshua Tree National Park back in July died in a murder-suicide, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff p...
Editorial Staff
Vietnamese-American Student Carrying a Pen Was Fatally Shot Twice in The Back, Autopsy Reveals
Tommy Le, the “bubbly” Vietnamese American kid who was killed by a King County sheriff’s deputy, was apparently shot twice in the back and a...