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Founded in 1986, the National Congress of Vietnamese Americans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community advocacy organization working to advance the cause of Vietnamese Americans in a plural but united America – e pluribus unum – by participating actively and fully as civic minded citizens engaged in the areas of education, culture and civil liberties.


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Learning to Stand Out Among the Standouts
Asian American students have higher average SAT scores than any other government-monitored ethnic group, and selective colleges routinely reject them in favor of African American, Hispanic and even white applicants with lower scores.
[Posted 3/22/05]

UN Commission on the Status of Women Adopts U.S. Human Trafficking Resolution
An estimated 75 percent of all victims of human trafficking are trafficked for sexual exploitation.
[Posted 3/18/05]
Vietnam Forum Looks Beyond War
At Texas Tech University, speakers discuss a new level of diplomatic and economic cooperation that was all but unimaginable a decade ago.
[Posted 3/18/05]
Culling the Fleet
In May, the federal government is expected to pass new rules that would cap the number of shrimping boats in the Gulf, potentially closing off future generations from their family tradition.
[Posted 3/18/05]
Don't Let Vietnam Get Away with Religious Persecution
Vietnamese rights groups expressed concern Wednesday that Vietnam's government may be able to dodge sanctions by offering "token" gestures and making empty commitments to improve religious freedom.
[Posted 3/17/05]
U.S. Travel Ban Proposed for Vietnamese Officials Behind Religious Persecution
The Bush administration is being urged to impose a travel ban on government officials in Vietnam who commit religious persecution as among sanctions to punish the country for its dismal religious rights record.
[Posted 3/13/05]
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
We need to ensure that lawmakers preserve and strengthen the necessary tools to ensure the continued success of democracy... Reauthorization of the 1965 Voting Rights Act is a first step.
[Posted 3/10/05]
Houston Oi! Oh, It's South Vietnam
The second largest population of Vietnamese people in America outside of Los Angeles.
[Posted 3/9/05]
Vietnamese Kids Get Help Through Tutorial Project
Noel Nguyen and Nhi Vu, both 10 and in fourth grade, stand in the cultural crossroads of their parents' native land and their own, as born and bred next-generation Vietnamese Americans.
[Posted 3/8/05]
APAC Meets to Remember Hunger Strike
Gathering commemorates decade since fight for minor in Asian American studies.
[Posted 3/3/05]
In Honor of Vietnamese New Year
Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the Vietnamese New Year: Tet, 2005—Year of the Rooster.
[Posted 3/2/05]
Study Finds Racial Understanding Not a Priority For Many Freshmen
Marking a significant change, an annual study reported this year's college freshmen class is much less likely to have interracial friendships or see racial discrimination as a problem - compared with past classes.
[Posted 3/1/05]
U.S. Department of State Releases the 2004 Human Rights Report
Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky held a special briefing to announce the release of the 2004 Human Rights Reports.
[Posted 2/28/05]

Exploring the Present and Building the Future
VAYLC brings Vietnamese American and Asian & Pacific American students and young professionals to Washington, D.C. for a summit on June 22-25, 2005.



Vietnamese American Exhibit at the Smithsonian
Planning and fundraising for the first exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution to recognize 30 years of Vietnamese American immigration (Vietnamese).


Human Rights Watch's World Report 2005 - Vietnam
Human rights conditions in Vietnam, already dismal, worsened in 2004. The government tolerates little public criticism or statements calling for pluralism, democracy, or a free press.


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