VietRISE advances social justice and builds power with working-class Vietnamese and immigrant communities in Orange County. We build leadership and create systemic change through organizing, narrative change, cultural empowerment, and civic engagement.
OUR WORK
VIETNAMESE HISTORY, ART, & POLITICAL EDUCATION
OUR CAMPAIGNS
LATEST UPDATES
March Newsletter: Introducing Our Organizing Director, Vincent
Dear Community, Can you believe it is already March? 2023 We hope you have been able to manage the turbulence around us; we’ve...
February Highlights: Processing the New Year, Upcoming Community Listening Session
Dear Community, *Content Warning: Mass shootings, police murders*Chúc Mừng Năm Mới and Happy Lunar New Year. We started this...
PRESSROOM
Press Release: Nineteen Orange County Elected Officials Call on State Senators to Support the VISION Act
For Immediate ReleaseLink to PDF VersionTuesday, August 16th, 2022 Contact: Carlos Perea, (714) 605-6666 |...
Media Advisory: In the Heart of Little Saigon, Residents Rally Against Transfers to ICE Custody
PRESS ADVISORY - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 1, 2022Contact: Niki Nguyễn, Communications Organizer, media@vietrise.org...
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FEATURED WORK
Research Brief: Vietnamese Voices from Orange County, CA: Narratives of Government, Community, and Change
A larger share of Vietnamese residents than any other ethno-racial group in Orange County support economic redistributive policies and say that they believe it is the government’s responsibility to reduce income inequality. These findings are among the results of a 2022 study published by the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (OBI) and VietRISE.
Year of the Tiger: Turning Hope Into Action for Justice in Little Saigon
In Người Việt Daily News’ 2022 annual lunar new year catalog, VietRISE staff shared reflections on the ongoing political transformation that is occurring in Little Saigon, as evident by the multigenerational organizing for rent control and housing justice that has been happening in our community. Read the reflections here.
2021 Million Dollar Hoods Report: Bookings Into Orange County Jails
In a 2021 report published by Million Dollar Hoods, researchers found that although Vietnamese people make up only 30% of the Asian community in Orange County, 42.5% of the Asian people booked into an OC jail were Vietnamese.
2020 Poll: OC Residents Want More Housing Support for Homeless, 50% Vietnamese Respondents Feel Housing Insecure
In a 2020 study conducted by OBI supported by VietRISE, 65% of Orange County residents said they would support a plan to build housing with supportive services. Support was highest among APIA respondents, at 77%. Over 50% of Vietnamese respondents have felt housing insecure as of 2020, compared to 12% before the coronavirus outbreak.
OUR MISSION
VietRISE advances social justice and builds power with working-class Vietnamese and immigrant communities in Orange County. We build leadership and create systemic change through organizing, narrative change, cultural empowerment, and civic engagement.
CONTACT US
general@vietrise.org
(714) 589-5496
Garden Grove, CA 92843