Coronavirus Prompts Community Census Takers to Get Creative
2020 census
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New partnerships between census workers and local community leaders have formed new outreach efforts to ramp up response rates in undercounted areas.
A Career Transformed by Tragedy
ARTS & CULTURE
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The untimely death of her mother led Susan Lieu, a Vietnamese-American chocolatier, down a path to learning more about her and, ultimately, herself.
Three More OC Cities Oppose California’s Sanctuary State Law
Newport Beach
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Orange, Newport Beach and Westminster joined the county and seven other cities in opposing California’s sanctuary state law, which limits state and local law enforcement’s communications with federal immigration authorities and prohibits officers from holding and questioning people based on immigration violations.
Report: Asian Americans, Now One Fifth of OC’s Population, Are More Complex Than You Think
Buena Park
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Nearly one in five Orange County residents now is Asian American, the fastest growing racial group in the county.
Clinton Comes to Little Saigon, But Vietnamese Mostly Stay Away
Election 2016
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday became the first presidential candidate to visit Little Saigon, but few Vietnamese voters came out to greet her.
Trauma, Cultural Barriers Make Sex Education Difficult for Asian Americans
Healthy Communities
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In many Asian American families, the subject of sex is avoided, if not totally ignored. Experts say the ramifications of this reality include higher rates of unprotected sex and unreported sexual assaults.
New Documentary Opens Old Wounds in Little Saigon
Little Saigon
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A groundbreaking PBS documentary delves into the murders of five Vietnamese American journalists between 1980 and 1990, and the now abandoned FBI investigation into their deaths.
Opposition to Syrian refugees reveals a familiar pattern
Community Opinion
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Hao-Nhien Vu is a Voice of OC columnist in Little Saigon who covers politics and culture and was known for his popular blog, The Bolsavik. In this week’s column he draws a comparison between the experience of Vietnamese refugees arrival in the U.S. with European resistance to resettling Syrian refugees.
Are Lawsuits Always the Answer to Equal Representation?
Countywide
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Garden Grove’s Vietnamese Americans have made significant inroads on the City Council, but the city hasn’t yet elected its first Latino despite Latinos making up 37 percent of the population. Is this something a Voting Rights Act lawsuit can fix, or does the issue run deeper?
Garden Grove Mayor Draws Ire With Stand on Riverside Sister City Letter
Garden Grove
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Residents are angry over Mayor Bao Nguyen’s refusal to support a letter protesting Riverside’s sister city relationship with a Vietnamese city.