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November Newsletter: Free Palestine, Support Noncitizen Voting

November Newsletter: Free Palestine, Support Noncitizen Voting

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Dear Community, We hope this newsletter finds you well as we wind down 2023 and process the many challenges our communities are facing at home and abroad, particularly in Palestine. During our...

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VIETRISE IN THE MEDIA (SELECTED)

Bring Human Rights Home

Latino Rebels (09-09-20): Advocates Representing Various Refugee Groups Ask New ICE Director to “Bring Human Rights Home”

BBC News Tiếng Việt (08-31-20): Mỹ: Việc LS Tony Phạm làm giám đốc mới của ICE gây tranh cãi

OC Weekly (10-21-19): LITTLE SAIGON BECOMES HUB OF CROSS-CULTURAL PRO-SANCTUARY ACTIVISM

OC Weekly (07-23-19): VIETRISE MARCH DEMANDS OC VIETNAMESE LEADERS “BRING HUMAN RIGHTS HOME”

Voice of OC (07-22-19): La: We Were Also Told to “Go Back”, It’s time for Vietnamese-American Electeds to “Bring Human Rights Home”

Census

Spectrum News (04-21-20): Census Could Determine How Communities Respond to Next Pandemic

LA Times (03-04-20): Community organizations work to engage undercounted and underrepresented populations ahead of 2020 census

Người Việt (03-20-20): VNCCC họp báo về ảnh hưởng của 2020 Census đối với cộng đồng người Việt

LA Times (03-12-20): Little Saigon community meeting outlines importance of Vietnamese Americans taking part in census

Civic Engagement

Voice of OC (11-10-21): Garden Grove Officials’ Push to Skip Redistricting Altogether Jolts Alarm in City Spanning Little Saigon

Voice of OC (11-08-21): Some Early CA Redistricting Map Sketches Raise Concerns Little Saigon Could Be Split Up

Người Việt (03-20-20): VNCCC họp báo về ảnh hưởng của 2020 Census đối với cộng đồng người Việt

Spectrum News (04-21-20): Census Could Determine How Communities Respond to Next Pandemic

COVID-19

Voice of OC (03-06-22): Orange County Grapples With Wave of Hate Toward Asian Americans Over Coronavirus

Orange Juice Blog (03-16-20): First emergency COVID-19 letter to Board of Supervisors

Voice of OC (03-19-20): Gaps In Coronavirus Outreach to Non-English Speaking Families & Businesses

LAist (03-27-20): Understanding ‘Stay-At-Home’ When It’s Not In Your Language

LA Times (03-19-20): Community meeting held to shed light on racism stemming from coronavirus

Deportation Defense

LA Times (12-22-20): After he was released from prison, a former convict was detained by ICE for 9 months: This is his story

Elections

Voice of OC (04-05-21): Santa Ana’s Vietnamese Residents Often Find Community in Other Cities, These Leaders Want to Change That

OC Register (03-07-21): Why did Vietnamese voters in Orange County swing toward Trump in 2020?

LA Times (03-04-20): Community organizations work to engage undercounted and underrepresented populations ahead of 2020 census

NBC News (10-29-18): Congressional battleground expands to historically conservative Little Saigon

VOA Tiếng Việt (10-22-18): Người Việt trẻ Quận Cam hướng về bầu cử, định hình tương lai chính trị

Feature

Người Việt (12-11-21): VietRISE độc hành trên con đường hoàn thiện lý tưởng kết nối cộng đồng

LA Times (10-18-19): O.C. Vietnamese American activists urge youth to speak up for their beliefs

Việt Báo (06-01-18): Diễn Đàn Bầu Cử: Người Trẻ Tìm Hiểu, Hội Thảo, Dấn Bước

Housing Justice

Người Việt (02-26-22): VietRISE đãi tiệc mừng luật ‘rent control’ của Santa Ana

Người Việt (10-25-22): Thị trưởng Santa Ana ký đạo luật ‘rent control,’ niềm vui lớn với cư dân

Đất Việt (03-28-20): Thành phố Westminster có thể ban hành lệnh cấm đuổi người thuê nhà

Immigration

LA Times (06-17-21): Santa Ana approves more funding for deportation defense fund

NBC News (03-29-21): Still reeling from Trump-era policies, groups demand Biden address deportation, refugees

LA Times (03-18-21): O.C. organizers urge Biden administration to stop deportation of Vietnamese refugees

NBC News (08-28-20): Tony Pham, new interim ICE director and Vietnamese refugee, draws criticism from Asian groups

Political Landscape

Voice of OC (06-05-20): Garden Grove Protest Displays Cross-Cultural and Racial Solidarity Years in the Making

Spectrum News (06-18-19): Garden Grove Lights Clock Tower With Rainbows for Pride Month

NBC News (12-20-18): In 2018, Vietnamese Americans found new political prominence

Redistricting

Voice of OC (11-10-21): Garden Grove Officials’ Push to Skip Redistricting Altogether Jolts Alarm in City Spanning Little Saigon

Voice of OC (11-08-21): Some Early CA Redistricting Map Sketches Raise Concerns Little Saigon Could Be Split Up

VISION Act

La Opinión (06-04-22): Maquinaria de deportación

The Yappie (05-18-22): Preventing ‘double punishment’: Inside the campaign to end California’s prison-to-deportation pipeline

RECENT PRESS RELEASES

Joint statement from Santa Ana City Council Member Vicente Sarmiento and VietRISE on Recent Incidents that Created Harm in the Vietnamese Community

Joint statement from Santa Ana City Council Member Vicente Sarmiento and VietRISE on Recent Incidents that Created Harm in the Vietnamese Community

little saigon, press release, Santa Ana

September 3, 2020View PDF hereContact: Allison Vo, allison@vietrise.org; Office of Council Member Vicente Sarmiento: 714-647-5214 Below is a joint statement from Santa Ana City Council Member...

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)

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)

bring human rights home, campaigns, immigrant rights, immigration, little saigon, press release

XIN PHỔ BIÊN // PDFEnglish: Tại Đây Thứ Ba, Ngày 25 Tháng 8, Năm 2020Liên Lạc: Vincent Tran, vincent@vietrise.org Tuyên Bố Của VieRISE Về Việc Người Tị Nạn Việt Nam Cũ Mới Được Bổ Nhiệm Làm Giám...

VietRISE Statement on Newly Appointed Former Vietnamese Refugee as Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

VietRISE Statement on Newly Appointed Former Vietnamese Refugee as Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

bring human rights home, campaigns, immigrant rights, immigration, little saigon, press release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE // PDF hereTuesday, August 25, 2020Contact: Allison Vo, allison@vietrise.org VietRISE Statement on Newly Appointed Former Vietnamese Refugee as Director of Immigration and...

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URGENT MUTUAL AID REQUEST: Vietnamese community me

URGENT MUTUAL AID REQUEST: Vietnamese community members facing eviction from mobile home!

Han and her elderly mom are facing eviction from their mobile home in Westminster, Orange County. They have lived at the mobile home for over a decade and are at risk of displacement in two days. Han and her mom are currently fighting to keep living in their home and if a court allows them to stay, they need immediate funds to cover the total cost of at least 40 days of rent at the mobile home.

Please help extend Han’s stay, as she navigates finding another place to settle with her mom. Any donation amount is much appreciated.

Venmo: @spacemomo
Cashapp: $indigoktvu

All funds will go directly to Han and her mom to cover court fees and rent.

📢 PROTECT PALESTINE AND ETHNIC STUDIES! The Sa

📢 PROTECT PALESTINE AND ETHNIC STUDIES!

The Santa Ana Unified School District has come under pressure from Zionists to remove its Palestinian history section from its Ethnic Studies program. Santa Ana has a large Palestinian American community and it is where Alex Odeh was assassinated in 1985 by JDL members.

@palestinianyouthmovement is asking community members to raise the call against this clear attempt to remove both Palestine and, more broadly, Ethnic Studies from our school curriculums. Support the school board’s decision to approve an ethnic studies curriculum that includes Palestine!

❗CALL TO ACTION: Join PYM on Tuesday, 5/23 at 5PM at 1601 East Chestnut Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92701 and make a public comment! It is important for us to show up, fill the room, and let the Santa Ana school board know that we support their decision to adopt an ethnic studies curriculum that includes Palestine, and stand with Ethnic Studies teachers and Palestinian students who are advocating for the preservation of these important parts of our schools’ curriculum.

#SaveEthnicStudies #SavePalestineStudies #ProtectPalestineStudies

📣 Come volunteer with us as we outreach to mob

📣 Come volunteer with us as we outreach to mobile home residents in Little Saigon! As a volunteer, you will join us in door to door canvassing to talk with and help equip Vietnamese mobile home residents with knowledge of their rights and local resources to defend against rent hikes and eviction. You'll be joining a friendly crew that loves to joke and laugh as much as they love our community.

No prior experience is needed! Food and training will be provided.

🗳️ Sign up: linktr.ee/VietRISE
📅 Dates: Any weekday 3-7:30pm

#KeepOurSeniorsHoused #RentControl #CommunityUnity

This International Workers' Day, we came together

This International Workers' Day, we came together as Vietnamese, Mexican, and Central American communities to uplift the struggles of working-class communities in Santa Ana and beyond through a beautiful community gathering and cultural exchange. From cultural performances to teach-ins and food-sharing, thank you to everyone who joined us and remain committed to building and organizing in solidarity for immigrant, housing, and economic justice.

Thank you to our cohosts and partners for making it happen: @elcentrocultural @harborinstituteoc @daylaborernetwork @tenayucalaborproject Nuestras Manos @elcolectivotonantzin UCI Law Workers, Law, and Organizing Clinic, OC Mobile Home Residents Coalition 💪

#MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay #Solidarity #WorkersStruggleHasNoBorders

📸 Photos 1-6 by @timothyvphan

We’re getting ready for International Workers Da

We’re getting ready for International Workers Day on May 1st, aka May Day, by having a team discussion on the origins of this day and labor movements that took place in the Republic of Viet Nam.

The May 1st date was chosen to commemorate the 1886 Haymarket massacre in Chicago, Illinois, where workers striking for an 8-hour work day were killed, executed by the state and state police, and hundreds of others were later imprisoned.

This strike and the efforts that followed is why we have 8-hour work days now. But there are many professions where people do not get this, including nail salon workers such as manicurists and pedicurists, restaurant workers, day laborers, domestic workers, undocumented workers, and more.

If you are unfamiliar with May Day or want to show up in solidarity with us this year, join us at our May Day gathering this Monday for food, cultural performances, a teach-in, and news on local campaigns to join! The program will be in English, Vietnamese, and Spanish. See you then

#internationalworkersday #mayday

The work to end ICE transfers in California contin

The work to end ICE transfers in California continues. We’re proud to share that our staff member Tin joined our partners at the ICE out of CA coalition and Assemblymember Carrillo earlier this month to testify for and announce the official launch of the HOME Act.

The HOME Act (AB 1306) would expand access to significant criminal justice reforms to all Californians, including immigrants and refugees, which includes ensuring their rights against being subjected to ICE transfers. Tin shared his own experience with being transferred and called on our state legislature to pass this bill, as it’s the humane thing to do.

Join the effort to end ICE transfers by sending an email to your Assemblymember. Send one through this link:
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/will-you-take-one-minute-to-give-immigrants-and-refugees-a-second-chance-and-keep-families-together/ #HOMEact #StopICEtransfers #ICEoutofCA

Stay informed! Nearly 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. ha

Stay informed! Nearly 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. has a criminal record. Yet immigrants who have been arrested or incarcerated face additional obstacles after they are released from prison or jail.

This is among the many reasons why California must pass the #HOMEact #AB1036 introduced by Assemblymember Carrillo this year.

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#repost @immjusticenetwork April is #SecondChanceMonth

People who are formerly incarcerated face the lifelong effects of their imprisonment, including barriers to employment, education, and housing.

Immigrants and non-citizens face additional obstacles that can lead to immigration detention and deportation.

#ReentryMatters #SecondChanceMonth2023 #SecondChances

Mark your calendar on May 1st to celebrate May Day

Mark your calendar on May 1st to celebrate May Day (International Workers’ Day) with us! ✊🔥 We are holding a gathering or “convivo” to uplift the struggles of working-class people in Santa Ana and around the world!

Vietnamese, Mexican, and Central American communities will be coming together in solidarity to fight for immigrant, housing, and human rights. Join us and enjoy:

🔺 Free food
🔺 Cultural performances
🔺 Teach-in on the history of May Day
🔺 Learn about ongoing campaigns and how to plug in!

🗓 Event information

Date: Monday, May 1
Time: 5:30-8:30 PM
Location: El Centro Cultural (837 N. Ross St, Santa Ana, CA 92701)

Co-hosted by: El Centro Cultural de México, Harbor Institute, Colectivo Tonantzin, VietRISE, Nuestras Manos, Tenayuca Labor Project, UCI Law Workers, Law & Organizing Clinic, NDLON, OC Mobile Home Residents Coalition

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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

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(714) 589-5496

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14351 Euclid St. #1M, Garden Grove, CA 92843