List of Vietnamese American groups explained

The follow is a list of groups formed by or for the Vietnamese-American community.

Military

• Vietnamese American Armed Forces Association

Academic

• Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations
• Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California

Civic and political

• Boat People SOS
• East Meets West
• Radio Free Vietnam
• Vietnamese Alliance to Combat Trafficking

Gangs

• Born to Kill
• Viet Boyz^[1]
• Dragon Family^[2]
• sT's BoYz

One of the most powerful of all the Asian gangs in California and Los Angeles taking over all Wah Chings extortion racquets in Chinatown.

See also

• Boat People
• Vietnamese American
• Overseas Vietnamese

External links

• Information on Vietnamese-American Gangs http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/fs200001.pdf
• The Dream Shattered By Peter Van Do - discusses Vietnamese Adolescent Gangs https://web.archive.org/web/20060916191829/http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/The_Dream_Shattered__Vietnamese_Gangs_in_America.pdf
• The Dragon Family Gang http://nwasianweekly.com/2012/06/gang-task-force-receives-850k-from-gambling-raid/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/gang-leader-sentenced-prison-marijuana-trafficking-conspiracy https://casetext.com/case/in-re-hung-linh-hoang-on-habeas-corpus https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article1122341.html https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2017/08/10/gangs-gain-traction-miss-cities-experts-say/517673001/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laviana . Hurst . August 8, 2014 . Detective says 2011 homicide is third involving feuding gangs . August 7, 2023.
2. Web site: Gangs gain traction in Miss. Cities, experts say.