List of Vietnamese American groups

List of Vietnamese American groups

The follow is a list of groups formed by or for the Vietnamese-American community.

General

*National Congress of Vietnamese Americans [ [http://www.ncvaonline.org/ National Congress of Vietnamese Americans ] ]

Academic

*Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations
*Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California
* Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Midwest [ [www.uvsamidwest.org/ The Vietnamese American Scholarship Foundation ] ]
*Vietnamese American Scholarship Foundation [ [http://www.vietscholarships.org/ The Vietnamese American Scholarship Foundation ] ]
*Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans [ [http://www.vayla-no.org/ VAYLA-NO - Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans ] ]

Civic & Political

*Boat People SOS
*Catalyst Foundation
*East Meets West
*Pacific Links
*Radio Free Vietnam
*Vietnamese Alliance to Combat Trafficking
*VA-NGO Network - Vietnamese American Non-Governmental Organization Network [ [http://www.va-ngo.org/ VA NGO Network ] ]
*Vietnamese American Initiative for Development, Inc. [www.vietaid.org]
*Vietnamese-American Public Affairs Committee (VPAC) [www.vpac-usa.org/ ]

Economic & Professional

* National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies [www.navasa.org/ ]
* Springfield Vietnamese-American Civil Association [ [http://clinton4.nara.gov/Initiatives/OneAmerica/Practices/pp_19980901.4486.html Springfield Vietnamese-American Civil Association ] ]
* Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC) [www.vabanc.org/ ]
* Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California (VABASC) [www.vabasc.com]
* Vietnamese American Medical Association of the USA [www.vamausa.org/]
* Vietnamese American Professionals Alliance (VAPA) [www.vapaonline.org]

Gangs

*Born to Kill
*Oriental Playboys [ [http://vcsa-dc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=33&theme=Printer Vietnamese Gang Arrested :: Vietnamese Culture & Science Association :: Empowering future generation of leaders ] ]

Heritage & Culture

*Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association [www.vaala.org/]
*Vietnamese-American Culture & Education Foundation [ [http://www.vacef.us/ Vietnamese-American Culture and Education Foundation ] ]
*Vietnamese Cultural Society [ [http://www.vcsmw.org Vietnamese Cultural Society Metropolitan Washington ] ]
*Vietnamese Culture & Science Association [ [http://vcsa.org/ Vietnamese Culture & Science Association | Hội Văn Hóa Khoa Học Việt Nam ] ]
*Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation [www.vietnameseamerican.org/]
*Vietnamese American Heritage Project [www.vietam.org/ ]

Recreational

* Vietnamese American Golf Association [www.vaga.us/ ]

Religious

* Dong Hanh [ [http://www.donghanh.org/ index ] ]

ee also

*Boat People
*Vietnamese
*Vietnamese American
*Vietnamese Student Association
*History of Overseas Vietnamese Youth Organizations
*Overseas Vietnamese

External links

*Information on Vietnamese-American Gangs [http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/fs200001.pdf]
* The Dream Shattered By Peter Van Do - discusses Vietnamese Adolescent Gangs [http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/The_Dream_Shattered__Vietnamese_Gangs_in_America.pdf]

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