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- Guides
Cardiovascular Disease, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes: Three Silent Killers Attacking Vietnamese People — And How to Prevent Them Starting Today
There is an uncomfortable truth that many Vietnamese Americans need to know: our community has higher rates of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease than average — and we often discover them la…
- Houston
Student Enrollment Decline in Greater Houston 2021–2026: A Warning Signal for the Vietnamese American Community and Texas Education's Future
Latest data from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the 2021 to 2026 school period has painted a concerning picture: among 28 school districts in the greater Houston area surveyed, the vast majority have recorded decli…
- Guides
Sponsoring Family Members from Vietnam to Visit the United States: A Complete Guide to Tourist Visas and Family Reunification from A to Z
You have settled in the United States, but your parents, grandparents, or siblings still live in Vietnam. Every time you want them to visit — whether to attend a wedding, meet grandchildren for the first time, or simply …
- Guides
Decoding US Health Insurance: PPO, HMO, EPO — Which Type Suits Vietnamese People Best?
If you've ever looked at a health insurance registration form and felt like you were reading an alien language — you're not alone. HMO, PPO, EPO, deductible, copay, out-of-pocket maximum...…
- US
Corpus Christi Could Run Dry by 2027: When South Texas Water Crisis Becomes a Political and Cultural Battle
Corpus Christi, the largest port city in Texas's Coastal Bend region with approximately 320,000 residents, is confronting a scenario few would imagine for an American city: the prospect of depleting its drinking water su…
- Politics
Jury Fines Meta $375 Million: A Legal Turning Point for Child Safety on Social Media and Lessons for the Vietnamese-American Community
On March 24, 2026, a jury in New Mexico issued a verdict that many legal experts have called a turning point in the legal battle between state governments and big tech: Meta—the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and…
- Guides
Social Support in the US for Vietnamese: From Food Stamps to Affordable Housing, You Have the Right to Ask
Many Vietnamese who come to the US carry the mentality of "not wanting to burden anyone" — whatever is needed, they figure it out themselves; if hungry, they endure; if struggling, they bear it.…
- US
Shadow Movement: Kent, Carlson, and Greene Form Breakaway MAGA Faction — As Trump Faces Internal Rebellion from His Own Ranks
In American politics, nothing is more dangerous to a president than betrayal from within. And in March 2026, Donald Trump is facing precisely that scenario.…
- Guides
5 Steps to Starting a Small Business in the US: From Idea to Business License
You've had a business idea in your head for a long time — maybe a nail salon, a pho restaurant, a house cleaning service, or an online shop.…
- US
Fire Tragedy in Minnesota: NHL Reporter Jessi Pierce and Three Young Children Killed — Lessons on Fire Safety and the Fragility of American Families
At 5:26 a.m. on March 22, 2026, neighbors in the quiet residential area along Richard Avenue in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, called 911 after seeing flames piercing through the roof of a single-family home.…
- Health
Amanda Peet and her breast cancer essay in The New Yorker: When personal pain becomes a warning for public health
On March 22, 2026, actress Amanda Peet — known for films like Your Friends & Neighbors, the television adaptation of Fatal Attraction, and more recently as a screenwriter for the Netflix series The Chair — revealed throu…
- Guides
Want Your Vietnamese Community's Voice to Be Heard? Here's How to Get Involved in Local Government
Have you ever sat in a neighborhood meeting, listening to discussions about building new roads, cutting school budgets, or changing zoning — and felt like you were just an outsider looking in?…
- World
Tragedy at South Korean Auto Parts Factory Fire: Labor Safety System Exposes Fatal Loopholes
Around 170 workers were inside the three-story Anjun Industrial facility in Daejeon, South Korea, when flames erupted on the afternoon of March 20, 2026.…
- Guides
The Secret to Writing an Impressive Resume and Cover Letter to Get a Job in America for Vietnamese People
You've spent hours writing job applications, sent out dozens of applications, and then... silence. Not a single call. Not a single email response.…
- World
French Navy Seizes Russian 'Shadow Fleet' Tanker: The Maritime War Few See Amid Middle East Firestorm
On the morning of March 20, 2026, the French Navy boarded and seized the Deyna oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea — a vessel accused of belonging to Russia's "shadow fleet" (shadow fleet), a covert network of oil tanker…
- Guides
Online Security for Elderly Vietnamese Americans: Recognizing and Avoiding Digital Scams
Ms. Nguyễn Thị Lan, 68, living in Garden Grove, California, received a phone call from a number that appeared to be from the Social Security Administration.…
- US
Nepal: When Young People Overthrew a Prime Minister — Lessons on Street Power and the Price of Change
September 2025. Nepal convulsed. Youth-led protests erupted across Kathmandu Valley and spread nationwide, culminating in the sitting prime minister being forced to resign.…
- Guides
Building Bridges Across Generations: How Vietnamese Parents and Their American-Born Children Can Better Understand Each Other
Have you ever sat at the dinner table with your child and felt like you were talking to someone from another planet? Parents speak Vietnamese, children reply in English.…
- Tech
Meta Shuts Down Horizon Worlds: A $50 Billion Lesson on the Metaverse Dream and Virtual Reality's Future
On March 19, 2026, Meta sent an email to Horizon Worlds users — a virtual reality platform once heralded as the cornerstone of the metaverse — announcing that the service would be removed from the Quest Store on March 31…
- Guides
Estate Planning for Vietnamese Families: Protecting Your Assets and Legacy in America
Many Vietnamese families in America have spent a lifetime building wealth — buying homes, starting businesses, saving every dollar for their children's college education.…
- Tech
DarkSword: When iPhone attack weapon exposes hundreds of millions of devices publicly on the internet
For many years, iPhone hacking techniques have been compared by cybersecurity experts to rare animals — appearing extremely infrequently, deployed carefully against a select few carefully chosen targets, and almost never…
- Guides
The History of Little Saigon: From Refugee Camps to the Cultural Capital of Overseas Vietnamese
If you step into the Little Saigon area in Westminster, California for the first time — where Vietnamese signage lines Bolsa Avenue, the aroma of phở wafts from dozens of restaurants, and Vietnamese echoes throughout — y…
- World
27 charred bodies at the Colombia-Ecuador border: When the drug war becomes a conflict between two nations — and Washington's shadow looms behind
On March 17, 2026, Colombian President Gustavo Petro made a shocking accusation: the Ecuadorian military had bombed targets within Colombian territory, leaving 27 charred bodies near the border area.…
- Guides
Medicare and Medicaid: Two Completely Different Programs — Which One Does Your Parent Need?
Many Vietnamese-American families have sat around the dinner table hearing mom or dad ask: *"Hey, what's the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?"* — followed by silence.…
- US
Discovery of 'Heavy Proton' at CERN: A Turning Point in Particle Physics and the Global Science Budget Question
On March 17, 2026, scientists at CERN — the world's largest particle physics laboratory, buried deep underground near Geneva, Switzerland — announced the discovery of a heavier version of the proton, the subatomic partic…