Vietnamese Communities in California
California Cities With more then 10,000 Vietnamese Americans
The California community with the largest Vietnamese
population is the Northern California city of San Jose in Santa Clara County,
followed by the Southern California cities of
Garden Grove and Westminster in Orange County.
Vietnamese American Populations as of the 2010 census:
- San Jose (greater then 100,000)
- Garden Grove (greater then 47,000)
- Westminster (greater then 36,000)
- San Diego (greater then 33,000)
- Santa Ana (greater then 23,000)
- Los Angeles (greater then 19,000)
- Anaheim (greater then 14,000)
- San Francisco (greater then 12,000)
- Fountain Valley (greater then 11,000)
- Milpitas (greater then 10,000)
California Counties with the most Vietnamese Americans
As of the 2010 census, the California counties with the
highest number of Vietnamese Americans are:
- Orange County (more then 180,000)
- Santa Clara County (more then 125,000)
- Los Angeles County (more then 80,000)
- San Diego County (more then 40,000)
- Alameda County (more then 30,000)
Sunset Guide to Little Sagion
Orange County, Southern California
Little Saigons in California and the U.S.
Vietnamese Lunar New Year in California
VSASC Tet Festival
Three day lunar new year festival held in January or February at the Orange County Fair
and Event Center in Costa Mesa. Hosted by the
"Vietnamese Student Associations Southern California".
Moved from Garden Grove to Costa Mesa in 2014.
Vietnamese Community of SoCal Tet Festival
Three day lunar new year festival held in January orFebruary
at sixacre Graden Grove Park in the city of Garden Grove. Hosted
in 2014 by the "Vietnamese Community of Southern California"
organization.
Los Angeles Tet Festival
Two day lunar new year festival held since 2003 at Whittier Narrows
Park in South El Monte, San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County.
Northern California Tet Festival
Two day Lunar New Year festival in January or February
at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds on Tully Road in San Jose.
One of the largest Vietnamese culture celebrations
outside of Vietnam. Held for more then 30 years.
OC Tet Festival
Two day event held in January or February
at Bolsa Grande High School in Garden Grove.
Organized jointly by the Hong-Bang Cultural Center
and Bolsa Grande High School in Orange County.
Vietnamese Attractions in California
Vietnam War Museum of America
Fund raising effort to build a museum in Garden Grove's
Little Saigon to promote an understanding of the Vietnam War from the viewpoint
of the South Vietnamese veterans and civilians who
immigrated to the United States after living
through the war.
Vietnamese Cultural Centers in California
Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center
350 Girard Street
San Francisco, California
Phone: 415-298-3705
Orange County Vietnamese Community
1618 West First Street
Santa Ana, Orange County, California
Phone: 714-558-6009
San Diego Vietnamese American Center
9353 Activity Road
San Diego, California
Phone: 858-203-7708
Sacramento Vietnamese American Community
6270 Elder Creek Road
Sacramento, California
Phone: 916-583-3902
East Bay Vietnamese American Community Center
106 International Boulevard
Oakland, California
Phone: 510-663-4681
Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association
Santa Ana based organization founded to encrich and
connect communities through Vietnames art and culture.
Other Vietnamese Commmunity Organizations
Union of Vietnamese American Students Association
Organization founded in 1982 to organize socially and politically
the Vietnamese American students and young professionals of Southern California.
Organizer of the Tet Festival of Southern California, an annual commemoration
of the fall of Saigon, and many social activities.
Union of North American Vietnamese Students
Westminster based organization founded to empower the next generation of Vietnamese
with leadership skills and a passion for advocating for progress
in the North American Vietnamese community.
Viet Rainbow of Orange County
Organization founded to support and advocate for
the Vietnamese American GLBT community of Orange County.
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