Cuong Nguyen Le is the man behind the resource that is Asian-Nation. His site has been featured by USA Today, PBS, and the History Channel.
As I was doing research online for Vietnamese search terms on Overture, I noticed that the fourth most searched term when I entered in "Vietnamese" is "Vietnamese girl". This term beats out the number of searches for "Vietnamese food" and "Vietnamese language" combined. Approximately 250 people search for the term "Vietnamese girl" daily. I wonder what they were looking for?
Mental health is one aspect of health that Vietnamese Americans notoriously ignore. Often treatment is delayed (or worse avoided) because of the stigma associated with mental health problems. Factors such as language and culture barriers increase the likelihood that mental health problems in the Vietnamese American community are not addressed.
We are conducting a series of interviews with some of the Vietnamese Americans behind succesful websites. First up is Donny Truong of VisualGUI.com.
What is with the lack of websites with Vietnamese American content? In the past I’ve tried to find current sites that offer Vietnamese American content but have been uncessful doing so. So lets see why its so hard to find anything about Vietnamese Americans online.
Bill O’ Reilly has repeatedly commented that the South Vietnamese did not fight for their freedom. Reilly’s comments and ignorance towards the Vietnamese American public is incomprehensible and insulting. From O’ Reilly’s mouth - "The South Vietnamese didn’t fight for their freedom, which is why they don’t have it today."
The Vietnamese American Curriculum Project is the brainchild of Michael Matsuda, chairman of the board for the Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance. The project has developed a curriculum guide aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of the social, cultural, economic and political experiences of Vietnamese Americans that teachers can easily incorporate in their classes.
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