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.
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Latest Posts
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Vietnamese and Asian American Organizations Across the Country Denounce Upcoming March 15 Deportation Flight to Viet Nam, Say Deporting Refugees is Anti-Asian Violence
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PRESS RELEASE: Vietnamese Refugee, Tin Nguyen, is Released from Adelanto ICE Detention Center
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Refugee Communities Call Out New Head of ICE: BRING HUMAN RIGHTS HOME!
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Joint Statement from Refugee Communities to New Head of ICE Tony Pham
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Joint statement from Santa Ana City Council Member Vicente Sarmiento and VietRISE on Recent Incidents that Created Harm in the Vietnamese Community
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Tuyên Bố Của VieRISE Về Việc Người Tị Nạn Việt Nam Cũ Mới Được Bổ Nhiệm Làm Giám Đốc Cơ Quan Thực Thi Di Trú Và Hải Quan (ICE)
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VietRISE Statement on Newly Appointed Former Vietnamese Refugee as Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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6.23.20 VietRISE Public Comment Support Letter: GGHS Black Student Union Petition Demands, Affirmative Action to Garden Grove City Council
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PRESS RELEASE: 406 Residents, 19 Orange County Organizations, Call on Garden Grove to Pass Ordinance Banning Evictions and Met with Silence by City Council
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COVID-19 Orange County Community Resources
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Updates
VietRISE COVID-19 Immigrant Community Relief Fund: The VietRISE COVID-19 Immigrant Community Relief Fund will provide cash assistance of $800 per individual for undocumented and impacted Vietnamese immigrants in Orange County who are experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. View our page to learn more. For questions, email Indigo at indigo@vietrise.org.
#BringTinHome: Sign and share the petition to #BringTinHome from the Adelanto ICE Detention Center: bit.ly/bringtinhome
2020 Census: This summer, our team of six young people called over 6,000 Vietnamese residents across Orange County and assisted them in filling out the census. We also created an intergenerational Vietnamese Complete Count Committee to ensure a complete count of Vietnamese residents in Little Saigon.