October 11, 2023 By Jeanne Batalova https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/vietnamese-immigrants-united-states A Vietnamese family in the kitchen. (Photo: iStock.com/DragonImages) The end of the Vietnam War and the rapid U.S. military pullout in 1975 marked the beginning of large-scale migration from Vietnam to the United States. The U.S. government evacuated about 125,000 Vietnamese that year, most of whom had close ties to the U.S. military …

Dear Parents,We hope you and your family are doing well as the holiday season approaches.The Circle of Vietnamese Parents warmly invites you to our annual holiday gathering! This year’s celebration will take place at Phở Quê Restaurant (291 Adams St, Dorchester, MA 02122) from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, December 20, 2025. There is plenty of street parking nearby. …

Most Americans are familiar with the Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving Feast of 1621, but few realize that it was not the first festival of its kind in North America. Long before Europeans set foot in the Americas, native peoples sought to insure a good harvest with dances and rituals such as the Green Corn Dance of the Cherokees. The first Thanksgiving service …