Drought and upstream dams have shrunk the Mekong River to its lowest levels in a century and threaten fish spawning—bad signs for the region’s food supply. PHOTOGRAPHY BY BEN DAVIES/LIGHTROCKET/GETTY5 MINUTE READBY STEFAN LOVGREN PUBLISHED JULY 31, 2019 A SEVERE DROUGHT that has caused water levels in Southeast Asia’s Mekong River to drop to their lowest in more than…
Haltom City elects Vietnamese-American mayor Dr. An Minh Truong came to the US when he was 26 and had a long career in law enforcement Author: Lauren Zakalik Published: 5:37 PM CDT May 7, 2019 HALTOM CITY, Texas — As a child growing up in Vietnam, studying by street light, An Minh Truong says he…
The Life and Legacy of Vietnam’s Sacred Giant Turtle Hanoi’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake was once home to both legendary and real chelonians. by Claire Voon January 10, 2019 A relief at Ngọc Sơn Temple depicting the legendary turtle with a sword on its back. John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images There is a legend…
Why Is the US Deporting Protected Vietnamese Immigrants? By Michael Tatarski June 05, 2018 This Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows foreign nationals being arrested during a targeted enforcement operation aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants, and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. Image Credit: Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
A Man’s Last Letter Before Being Killed on a Forbidden Island John Allen Chau, 26, of Washington State loved climbing mountains, camping, hiking, canoeing and seeing the world. Reuters By Jeffrey Gettleman, Hari Kumar and Kai Schultz Nov. 23, 2018 Before he was killed by an isolated tribe on a remote Indian Ocean island,…
Salt Stained Art Exhibit in San Jose LOCATION Art Object Gallery 592 North 5th Street San Jose, CA 95112 View Map Featuring Southeast Asian Artists: Binh Danh Lola x Kenneth Collaborative Trinh Mai Tuan Tran Truong Thi Thinh In Vietnamese, the word nước translates to both water and country. When you remove nước…
Why Foreign-Born Citizens Are About To Become Second-Class Americans Andy J. Semotiuk LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 25: People wave American flags at a naturalization ceremony on July 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Two naturalization ceremonies held at the Los Angeles Convention Center welcomed more than 8,800 immigrants from 128 countries who took the…
Now Trump is targeting Vietnamese refugees By SCOTT MARTELLE A tent city at Camp Pendleton in 1975 housed Vietnamese refugees who fled after the fall of Saigon. (Don Bartletti) In its insatiable quest to rid the U.S. of immigrants, the Trump administration has been rounding up Vietnamese refugees who have been in the country for more than a quarter of…
Invitation to our Award & Recognition Banquet on November 17, 2018 We would like to invite you to attend our Award & Recognition Banquet on November 17, 2018 starting at 5:00PM to be held at the location: Roosevelt Community Center 901 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose, CA 95116 Map This event will recognize…
Vietnam Forces Facebook and Google to Pick Privacy or Growth By John Boudreau June 27, 2018, 3:00 PM PDT Updated on June 28, 2018, 1:24 AM PDT 2019 law will require data localization and government access That measure could hurt Vietnam’s growing digital economy Vietnam’s new cybersecurity law could force Alphabet Inc.’s Google…