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  • Four women behind a cashier counter in a pharmaceutical store. A man stands off to the side in front of the counter. The women are smiling and talking.

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    Linh’s Pharmacy

    Linh employed a number of Vietnamese/Chinese refugees in her pharmacy.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 4
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  • A black-and-white scanned two-page spread of the Vietnamese-language newspaper "Người Việt Cali." The left page is filled with classified ads, small business advertisements, and community notices, all in Vietnamese text, with some boxed sections and logos for local businesses like restaurants and real estate agencies. The right page features large bold headlines, including a prominent one at the top reading "BỐC 100.000 TỊ NẠN Ở ĐNA" about evacuating 100,000 refugees from Southeast Asia. Below the headline are several smaller articles, opinion columns, and black-and-white photographs depicting groups of people and community events. The layout is dense with text, columns, and a few visual elements, reflecting a typical broadsheet newspaper design from the late 20th century, aimed at the Vietnamese community in California.

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    First Issue of Ngoui Viet Daily

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 4
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    Tippi Hedren with graduating nail tech refugee class

    American actress Tippi Hedren (top center) with one of her graduating classes of Vietnamese refugee women learning to become nail technicians.

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  • Photo of a white shopping bag with thin handles. Large square logo in center reads "ICEM" in red letters. Bag labeled "MIFT 311225 IN-37014 Hao Sna."

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    Bag for Intergovernmental Commission for European Migration

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    Decades After Clashing With The Klan, A Thriving Vietnamese Community In Texas

    An NPR Weekend Edition story shares the history and current community formations of Vietnamese resettlement in Texas, offering a lens to view current sentiments toward immigrants.

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  • Many individuals climbing the walls of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. while holding the American flag, microphones, rifles, and cameras. Many adorn hats that read "Make America Great Again."

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    Protesters seen all over Capitol building

    Protesters seen all over Capitol building where pro-Trump supporters riot and breached the Capitol. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. Police used batons and tear gas grenades to eventually disperse the crowd. Rioters used metal bars and tear gas as well against the police.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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  • Distributed bar graph labeled "Donald Trump Favorability." Legend shows dark blue as very favorable, light blue as somewhat favorable, light red as somewhat unfavorable, dark red as very unfavorable, orange as haven't heard of, and gray as don't know enough about. The bars are labeled with the groups Vietnamese, Filipino, Asian Indian, Asian AM, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese. Most of the groups had the highest distrubtion under very unfavorable except for Vietnamese, whose highest distribution falls under very favorable.

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    Donald Trump Favorability, 2020

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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  • South Vietnam flag waving on a flag pole. The flag is yellow with three horizontal red stripes across the center.

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    Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster

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  • Many individuals parading in the street waving the American flag, South Vietnamese flags, and other signs. There is a float decorated in yellow colors and participants on the float adorn traditional Vietnamese attire.

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    Hi-Tek protestors carrying American and Vietnamese flags

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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  • Uyen Hoang remembers family gatherings at garage parties and discusses the Vietnamese-American community’s resilience in the face of challenges. Recorded Jun. 8, 2022; Fountain Valley Library, Fountain Valley, CA.

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    Little Saigon Stories – Still A Lot of Tensions

    Uyen Hoang, a Vietnamese American community member of Orange County’s Little Saigon, recalls an early childhood. memory of the 1999 Hi-Tek incident.

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