Title: Vietnamese Immigration to the United States After the Vietnam War | Vietnamese Immigration
Headings: Vietnamese Immigration to the United States After the Vietnam War
Vietnamese Immigration to the United States After the Vietnam War
Content: Vietnamese Immigration to the United States After the Vietnam War | Vietnamese Immigration
Vietnamese Immigration to the United States After the Vietnam War
Vietnamese immigration to the United States was an experience unlike any other immigrant group that has come to America. The group’s spontaneous increase in immigration and the reasons why they came make them especially different compared to other Asian and European immigrant groups. The way the Vietnamese acclimated to American culture is also unique, as well as how the Vietnamese are participating in the United States today. In order to understand the specific reasons why Vietnamese immigrated into the United States at this time, as well as how they adapted to life in the U.S. and how Americans responded to this group of people, one must look at the social, economic, and cultural issues surrounding the emigration out of Vietnam. This research will help explain the spontaneity and uniqueness involving the immigration of Vietnamese persons to the United States, especially why they came and how they responded to a significantly different culture. Vietnamese immigration before 1975 was virtually nonexistent. In the 1950s, the population of Vietnamese immigrants living in the United States was only in the low hundreds. These immigrants were usually students, war brides, or those with a highly-needed profession, such as doctors. The population did not rise until close to the end of the Vietnam War, when the population spiked significantly. The Vietnam War was a time of confusion and separation for the American people.