By Jessica Chew For many Vietnamese during the Vietnam War, an international refuge meant hope for survival. Other Asian ethnicities, including the Chinese, looked to the United States with optimism for a better future. Several Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants found their new home in Houston, raising first-generation, American-born children while trying to preserve a piece of their old society. Vietnam War refugees faced […]
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From the Ashes of the Cold War: Constructing a Southern Vietnamese Community and Identity in Houston
To read the full text of this article by Roy Vu that appeared in the Fall 2005 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.