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- Digest
News Digest 6/22: US-Iran Negotiations, US Inequality, and Colombia Elections
The first round of negotiations between the US and Iran concluded with positive signals, while Colombia's presidential election signals major changes ahead. The Vietnamese-American community needs to monitor these geopol…
- US
Cook County Reopens Emergency Loan Program as Second Round Property Tax Bills Continue to Delay
The second round property tax bills at Cook County will continue to be delayed in 2025, after the Board of Review received a record 290,000 appeals. The county has reopened an emergency loan program to assist homeowners …
- Digest
News Digest 21/06: US Inequality, Anti-Muslim Attacks, and Deadly Heat
From deepening economic inequality in the US, to a wave of attacks targeting Muslims in Edinburgh, to the Iran deal shaking up US-Israel relations — one day packed with developments Vietnamese communities in America need…
- Digest
News Digest 20/06: Detention Centers, Political AI, and Clean Energy in the Tech Age
From poor detention conditions in Virginia to AI campaigns targeting Oakland's mayor — today's digest exposes the dark sides of immigration policy, technology, and energy in America.
- SoCal
Public Land in Lake Forest Repurposed: Housing Opportunity for Elderly Vietnamese Americans in Southern California
Lake Forest has just abandoned a three-decade park plan to build affordable housing — a decision that could open concrete opportunities for elderly Vietnamese Americans in Orange County, but also raises questions about p…
- Houston
Texas Screwworm Quarantine: When a Movement Ban Transforms Pet Shelters into Waiting Rooms of Death
The New World screwworm quarantine order on 13 Texas counties is accidentally turning already-overcrowded animal shelters into death traps: thousands of animals could be euthanized not because of disease, but because the…
- Guides
AI-Powered Fraud Growing More Sophisticated: How to Protect Yourself and Your Vietnamese-American Family
Interpol recently warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a new weapon for cybercriminals across Asia — and the Vietnamese-American community in the United States is no exception.…
- Digest
News Digest 06/19: US-Iran Agreement Shakes Middle East, US Economy in Flux
The US-Iran nuclear agreement was signed only to be shaken in just days, while in the US, Fortune 500 breaks profit records but hires fewer than ever — two stories with direct impact on the Vietnamese community in Americ…
- SoCal
Students with Disabilities Surge in Southern California: Vietnamese-American Parents Must Understand Their Children's Rights
Students in special education programs are now making up nearly 20% of all students in San Diego County — and this trend is creating serious financial pressure on school districts. For Vietnamese-American parents in Sout…
- US
Medal of Honor and the Memory of the Vietnam War: What It Means for the Vietnamese American Community
The Medal of Honor ceremony for three American former veterans — two of whom fought in Vietnam — is more than just military news: for the Vietnamese American community, it is a moment when their most complex historical m…
- Business
Vietnam's GDP growth reaches 7.09% in 2024, surging past the pandemic trough
Vietnam achieved GDP growth of 7.09% in 2024 according to World Bank data — the highest rate since 2022 and nearly approaching the pre-pandemic peak, with a change of 10.57% compared to 2023.
- Digest
News Digest 18/06: Iran Deal, Fed Holds Rates, and AI Self-Control
From the controversial Iran nuclear deal to the Federal Reserve (Fed) signaling potential interest rate increases by year-end — this week brings major developments that directly impact the pocketbooks and geopolitical la…
- Health
Quartz dust in your kitchen is killing young craftspeople — and no one is being held accountable
Quartz stone countertops are killing young workers — mostly immigrants — in small fabrication shops across America. This is not a workplace accident: this is a public health crisis that the retail industry knows about bu…
- SoCal
Huntington Beach Forced by Court to Adopt Housing Plan: A Costly Lesson for the Vietnamese Community
Huntington Beach was finally forced to adopt a state housing plan — not by persuasion, but by the threat of 150,000 USD monthly fines. With the Vietnamese community in Orange County hungry for housing, this prolonged leg…
- Houston
Asian-American Judge Used Campaign Funds to Buy House: A Costly Lesson for Minority Communities in Texas
Fort Bend County Judge KP George — the first South Asian to hold this position in Texas — was sentenced for using campaign funds to buy a house. For the Vietnamese community in Houston, this case is a lesson in monitorin…
- Guides
U.S. Social Security: A System Under Strain and What Vietnamese Americans Need to Prepare for Retirement
The Social Security trust fund could be depleted in the early 2030s — but that is not the only issue Vietnamese nail salon workers, small business owners, or recent immigrants need to know about. The unique circumstances…
- Digest
News Digest 06/17: US-Iran Agreement, Oakland Elections, and World Cup Security
From the 14-point nuclear plan with Iran to cybersecurity concerns before the summer of major events in the US — today brings many important stories that the Vietnamese community in America should not miss.
- Business
U.S. Retirement Fund to Deplete in 2032: Vietnamese American Elderly Community Faces Risk of 22% Benefit Cuts
The Social Security retirement fund is approaching its worst crisis in nearly half a century, with a risk of automatic 22% benefit cuts in 2032. With hundreds of thousands of elderly Vietnamese Americans dependent on thi…
- US
Plot to Attack Public Events with Drones and Sniper Rifles: What Vietnamese-American Communities Need to Know
A plot to attack using drones and sniper rifles targeting the White House raises new questions about security at public events — and Vietnamese-American communities working in the federal sector or technology industry ne…
- Business
U.S. Student Loan Repayment System Overhaul Starting July 1: Young Vietnamese Americans Face Critical Financial Crossroads
From July 1, 2026, millions of U.S. student loan borrowers will lose access to the Save program — and young Vietnamese Americans without family assets to rely on face the harshest financial choices they have encountered …
- Guides
When Floods Come: What Vietnamese Americans in the US Need to Prepare and Do to Stay Safe
Flooding in Texas once again shows that natural disasters can strike at any time — and advance preparation is the only thing you can control. From how to read flood warnings to assistance rights for immigrants, here is w…
- Digest
News Digest 17/06: Iran War, Hackers, and Rising Hunger in America
From the economic impact of war in Iran to a wave of cyberattacks targeting pharmaceutical data — the Vietnamese community in America is living within an increasingly unstable global picture. Here are the stories worth r…
- Business
May 2026 CPI rises 0.63% — highest peak in the past year
The U.S. national CPI-U index rose 0.63% in May 2026, reaching a peak of 335.123 points — 4.47% higher than the same period last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is the sixth consecutive month of p…
- Digest
News Digest 16/06: Japan's Interest Rates Hit 31-Year High, European AI Seeks Independence
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to levels unseen since 1995, while the U.S. tightens AI restrictions prompting Europe to accelerate independent technology strategy — two major signals for global markets this week.
- SoCal
When 100,000 USD a Year Still Isn't Enough to Live: Orange County's Housing Crisis Is Swallowing the Vietnamese-American Middle Class
A figure once synonymous with success — six figures on a paycheck — has now become the official poverty threshold in Orange County. This is not a figure of speech or the lament of naive youth.…