Vietnam and Texas
Danny Xie
Push factors
- Vietnam War
- came in 2 groups
- after collapse of Saigon regime
- well educated
- elite
- fled
- boat people
- arrived by boat
- left because of communist reign
Pull factors
- good economic opportunities
- near resettlement camps
- geography and climate similar to Vietnam
Food
- originated in north Vietnam, went with refugees
- brought to many countries after war
- street food
- soup
- rice noodles
- rare beef
- chicken sometimes
- onion
- ginger
- bean sprouts
- cilantro
- Thai basil
- baguette from when France tried to colonized Vietnam
- sandwich
- traditional Vietnamese ingredients
- cilantro
- cucumber
- pork belly
- tofu
- chicken
- eggs
- sliced chili
- originated from china
- in a staple in many countries including Vietnam
- served hot
- eggs
- vegetables
- rice
- uses a different kind of rice compared to every day rice
- meat (shrimp)
- pork
- chicken
- beef
- carrots
- corn
Important people
- founder of Indo-Chinese Communist Party
- president of North Vietnam
- entire life dedicated to ending French and American domination in Vietnam
- prime minister of South Vietnam during war
- anti communist
- air force
- liked by U.S. advisers in Vietnam
- attempted to run for president
- fled to U.S. when South fell
- Viet Cong Guerrilla force leader (south Vietnamese)
- played a role in cease fire negotiations with the United States
- helped secure Vietnam from France
- awarded Nobel Peace prize but declined it
Vietnamese tradition and culture
- big thing in Asia
- introduced by Chinese
- almost every house has a small alter to ancestors
- give offerings
- fruits
- money
- sweets
- burnt so gifts can ascend to heaven for ancestors
- not related to ghosts or spiritual causes
- for good fortune
- passed on generation to next
- necklace to ward off evil spirits
- owl hoot death omen
- palm reading
- cannot marry if beloved born in wrong year (lunar calendar)
- marks the way ancestor spirits come back to living world to celebrate New Years with living
- wards evil spirits away
- thorns
- bells
- 5-6 yard bamboo
- kerosene lamp at night
- gifts for ancestors at bottom
- decorated
Cultural Influences
- food
- restaurants
Is Texas better today with immigration?
- yes
- better economy
- immigrants are successful doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc.
- helped shape culture
- populates land
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