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.
UPCOMING EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
Join our Election Outreach Civic Engagement Team!
We’re hiring canvassers to get out the vote for the 2024 General Election! Canvassers will speak to Little Saigon residents about important local ballot measures and issues that impact immigrant and working-class communities. Training will be provided. Short travel to and from the office will be required.
The program starts on Wednesday, Aug. 28 and ends Tuesday, Nov. 5. Pay is $24/hr. Position type is part-time, temporary, non-exempt employee.
Apply by Friday, August 16 here ❯❯
Join us at our 2024 Little Saigon Community Festival!
This festival is a vibrant, community-led event that aims to unite Vietnamese, Mexican, Central American, and all the communities that make up Little Saigon to celebrate our immigrant and refugee communities, champion human rights in Little Saigon, & envision a more just future for all.
We’ll have live music, cultural performances, artist booths, art-making, food, vendors, community resources, and more! This is an all-ages event, families are welcome!
RSVP TO THE FESTIVAL ❯❯
Digital Empowerment Workshops
Join our monthly Digital Empowerment Workshops aimed to equip community members in Orange County with essential digital skills for staying informed, staying safe online, and finding employment.
Computers and iPads will be provided. Participants who complete all 4 workshops will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the 4th workshop. Participants are welcome to attend workshops in different months and languages.
Take action here ❯❯
LATEST UPDATES
April Newsletter: Noncitizen Voting, Community Events
Dear Community, Spring, the season for rebirth, is now here. Our team spent the entire month of April planning for the rest of the year and connecting with so many community members from different...
March Newsletter: Primary Election Updates, Vietnamese For A Free Palestine
Dear Community, Read more below to learn about our work in February and our priorities for March. Last month, on February 20th, we celebrated the official 6-year anniversary of the founding of...
2023 Year in Review
As we begin this new year, it’s with deep gratitude that we share reflections, milestones, and campaigns that defined our journey in 2023. Last year has been a testament to the power of building...
February Newsletter: Lunar New Year, Events, and the Upcoming Primary Election
Dear Community, February is already well underway, and yeah, we can hardly believe that time has passed by that quickly too. We just wrapped up our annual strategic planning retreat and have many...
PRESSROOM
Westminster City Council Member and Vietnamese Residents Denounce Authoritarian Actions of Westminster City Council Members, Council Action Fails
Press Release: Nineteen Orange County Elected Officials Call on State Senators to Support the VISION Act
Media Advisory: In the Heart of Little Saigon, Residents Rally Against Transfers to ICE Custody
Media Advisory: TOMORROW: An Thanh Nguyen, Vietnamese Refugee, To File Claim Against ICE for Human Rights Violations
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.
VietRISE is fiscally sponsored by Tides Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
CONTACT US
general@vietrise.org
(714) 589-5496
14351 Euclid St. #1M, Garden Grove, CA 92843