October 2011
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Vietnamese Identity, Nationality & Ethnicity →
A great blog post on “charvey in Vietnam” regarding the contrasts of “ethnic nationality” vs “ideological nationality” in comparing Vietnam/Vietnamese and USA/American. As a Vietnamese American, I can understand the difficulty with which my peers face of “not being Vietnamese enough” and “being too Vietnamese”. I think I’ll write a...
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Degar Youth in America
I’m fascinated by this ethnic minority living almost entirely in Vietnam, known as the Degar. Now they are in America. But their history is marred with persecution and even attempted genocide at the hands of the Vietnamese (their estimated population before the Vietnam War was somewhere around 2 to 3 million; today it is estimated at around 1 million). Even today they are under...
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Vietnamese American Scholarships →
I’m surprised no one has compiled the various Vietnamese American scholarships out there. I guess I gotta do it. Please let me know if you find others! The most up-to-date list will be on the CayDa website. The Asian American Women’s Alliance is run by an all-Vietnamese board, by the way. Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund is just in there because people wanted me to...
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Source of Wealth and Poverty, and What We Could Do...
Where does wealth and poverty come from? I could read books on economics. But I had a conversation with my brother while eating burgers and fries. It was more of a thought experiment. This is also a good chance to review the classic, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, by o.g. Adam Smith. Why I like to read classics is partly to appreciate the rigorous exploration and...
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Financial Endowments and Higher Education
Large endowments have been criticized for “hoarding” money.[15][16][17] Most philanthropies are required by federal law to distribute 5% of their assets per year,[18][19] but university endowments are not required to spend anything.[18] Many universities with very large endowments would require less than 5% to pay full tuition for all their students. For example, it has been estimated...
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neaato: Nguyen Le, Nostalgia, in San Jose... →
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NGUYEN LE, Vietnamese-French world jazz master & guitarist, is coming to the Bay Area. He has been touring all over Europe, Asia, and US. This is your ONE and ONLY chance to see his performance in the Bay…
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Southeast Asian American Education 35 Years After... →
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Conference Report of the National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans.
Southeast Asian refugees first began arriving in the United States over 35 years ago, having escaped war, oppression, or genocide in their home countries. Resettling in a new country posed many challenges, but Southeast Asian refugees proved to...
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2011 Care Report - Research Prevalent to the API... →
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The 2011 CARE Report is a research report that holds data on Asian Pacific Islander Americans in relationships with higher education. The report is very important to the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community as it contains relevant information that reveals tangible numbers to educate our…
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Vietnamese 5th Most Spoken Language in U.S. →
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October 12, 2011 - SAN JOSE - A research report finds Vietnamese being the fifth most spoken language in the United States, according to data from the most recent American Community Survey for 2010. Only English, Spanish, Chinese, and Tagalog precede Vietnamese by number of speakers. Vietnamese…
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NY Times Project: Race, Income, Education... →
Haha, my neighborhood is 82% Asian.
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Last 10 Years: Nation's Vietnamese Proportion of... →
Okay, the Vietnamese American share of people in poverty now equals the national average. Except I was hoping it was because we’re reducing the poverty levels for our community. Instead, the only reason why we now match the national average is because the rest of the nation caught up. :-( Economy is sucking really bad.
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October 7, 2011 - SAN JOSE - Based on Census...
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Community Foundation Model Broken? →
The Council on Foundations held their annual community foundations conference in San Francisco last week. The importance and strengthen of community foundations in the philanthropic sector is undeniable. In the U.S., over 700 community foundations administer $31 billion in charitable funds (here is a great map of where they are located). But is the community foundation model broken or...
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How many Vietnamese-serving 501(c)(3) nonprofits...
Type “Vietnamese” into Guidestar Nonprofit Reports. Filter it to California results, then search through Northern California cities. There are are about 128 results.
Of those 128, only 76 have ever posted a Form 990, a required IRS annual filing of a financial statement of the organization. Of those 76, only 57 have posted a Form 990 within the last three years (i.e. no older than...
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