Vietnamese Immigration Impact on the United States
According to the Vietnamese refugees, A huge challenge for them was escaping from Vietnam by boats and immigrating to United State where they didn’t know how to speak the language, and many of them lost a family member while immigrating to the United State. They had many difficulties immigrating to the United State. The United State government supported the vietnamese refugees by giving them shelter and many other things. According to Linda Thong, they escaped Vietnam by small boats that carried 55 people on it. Many vietnamese refugees said the boats were small and they didn’t have good engines. According to Michael Pham they managed to survive two week at sea with only rain water to drink. Linda Thong also said, “After 5 days, we didn't have anything to eat or drink, and some people fainted.” Some of the vietnamese …show more content…
According to Linda Thong, she said “ the Government gave us money but not enough ” she had 4 kids and 2 of her brothers in law living with her and her husband. Some of the Vietnamese refugees started working in low skills, job, for example, Linda Thong husband and her brothers in law started working in Swap meet some other refugees working on commercial fishing and nail salon. In 1878 some opened nail salon where it became more popular to people so more Vietnamese people open Nail salon business (ILW.COM - the immigration portal). When the Vietnamese people started working and affording to take care of their families they started going to the school where the government paid for them and gave them extra tutorials at school that could help them. Sources Cited Page
Linda, Thong, “A Vietnamese Refugee Tells Her Story.” https://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/965? Accessed 5-23-17
Carving Out Entrepreneurial Niches,
According to the Vietnamese refugees, A huge challenge for them was escaping from Vietnam by boats and immigrating to United State where they didn’t know how to speak the language, and many of them lost a family member while immigrating to the United State. They had many difficulties immigrating to the United State. The United State government supported the vietnamese refugees by giving them shelter and many other things. According to Linda Thong, they escaped Vietnam by small boats that carried 55 people on it. Many vietnamese refugees said the boats were small and they didn’t have good engines. According to Michael Pham they managed to survive two week at sea with only rain water to drink. Linda Thong also said, “After 5 days, we didn't have anything to eat or drink, and some people fainted.” Some of the vietnamese …show more content…
According to Linda Thong, she said “ the Government gave us money but not enough ” she had 4 kids and 2 of her brothers in law living with her and her husband. Some of the Vietnamese refugees started working in low skills, job, for example, Linda Thong husband and her brothers in law started working in Swap meet some other refugees working on commercial fishing and nail salon. In 1878 some opened nail salon where it became more popular to people so more Vietnamese people open Nail salon business (ILW.COM - the immigration portal). When the Vietnamese people started working and affording to take care of their families they started going to the school where the government paid for them and gave them extra tutorials at school that could help them. Sources Cited Page
Linda, Thong, “A Vietnamese Refugee Tells Her Story.” https://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/965? Accessed 5-23-17
Carving Out Entrepreneurial Niches,