List of Vietnamese Americans explained

This is a list of notable Vietnamese Americans.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Vietnamese American, or must have independent reliable source references showing they are Vietnamese American and are notable.

Arts and entertainment

Actors and actresses

Anchors and reporters

Directors

Musicians

Artists, models, and others

Business

Literature, authors and journalism

Military

Politics and law

Federal

State Legislators

Local Government

Other, miscellaneous

Science and education

Sports, athletes, games

Baseball

Basketball

Soccer

Fighting sports

Poker

Golf

Tennis

Esports

Chess

Skating

Football

Badminton

Other sports

Religion

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ?Dustin Nguyen Out of Saigon and into Tv . 2012-10-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080110083640/http://cglass.vinu.edu/21js/21art5.html . January 10, 2008 . "I was only the first Vietnamese kid in the state..."
  2. http://www.teenhollywood.com/d.asp?r=122843&c=1025
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/01/08/indiana_jones_and_the_temple_of_doom_1984_review.shtml
  4. Web site: Thuy Trang | Retro Junk . 2006-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060420003732/http://www.retrojunk.com/details_person/95/ . April 20, 2006 . mdy-all . "Vietnamese-American actress, and was born in Saigon, South Vietnam."
  5. http://bnmagazine.com/article_detail.php?art_id=106
  6. Web site: Mary Nguyen. wftv.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055744/http://www.wftv.com/news/news/mary-nguyen/nFDDg/. August 8, 2014. mdy-all.
  7. News: Teen Pageant Winner Is as Asian-American as Apple Pie : Heritage: Mary Nguyen, the new Miss Teenage America, is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees. This 'girl next door' is a straight-A student and a cheerleader.. LE. PHUONG. 1993-02-21. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 0458-3035. 2016-03-27.
  8. Web site: cbs2.com – CBS 2 KCAL 9 News Team. https://web.archive.org/web/20071025055416/http://cbs2.com/bios/local_bio_078175652.html. dead. October 25, 2007.
  9. Nguoiduatin.vn. 21. 2015. 99. Mối tình của đại gia tiêu 1 tỷ/ngày với nàng thơ xinh đẹp. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329160132/http://www.nguoiduatin.vn/moi-tinh-cua-dai-gia-tieu-1-tyngay-voi-nang-tho-xinh-dep-a162642.html. March 29, 2015. mdy-all.
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20060316231447/http://www.knittingfactory.com/labels/biopage/biopage.cfm?artist=Cuong%20Vu&Cat_Selected=1&SubCat_Selected=1
  11. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/fashion/14523068.htm
  12. http://wc.arizona.edu/papers/98/188/04_6.html
  13. TIME Staff. The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet. June 28, 2017. Time. June 26, 2017.
  14. Web site: 50 Most Influential Designers in America . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130529210029/http://www.fastcompany.com/design/2011/50-most-influential-designers-in-america . 2013-05-29 .
  15. https://www.forbes.com/sites/heathermorgan/2019/09/17/how-vietnamese-immigrant-johnny-dang-became-raps-favorite-jeweler/
  16. Web site: Smart Talk: Eric Ly, Co-Founder of LinkedIn.
  17. http://telephonyonline.com/wireless/dataapps/wireless_hope_inside_hype/
  18. Web site: Kieu Hoang. Forbes.
  19. http://www.van-online.org/resources/phanreview.html
  20. Web site: UMass Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press . July 17, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060719184949/http://www.umass.edu/umpress/spr_01/monglan.html . July 19, 2006 . dead .
  21. Web site: Monique Truong . Houghton Mifflin . January 5, 2013.
  22. [Andrew Lam]
  23. Book: 1597140201. Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora. Lam. Andrew. 2005. Heyday Books .
  24. Web site: Thanh Thanh . Lexuannhuan.tripod.com . March 4, 2014.
  25. News: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/07/ap_vietnamese_american_commander_072309/ . Army Times . May 2, 2013.
  26. Web site: Spc. Chris McKenna, 3rd Brigade Combat Team . Rakkasans welcome incoming leadership . https://archive.today/20130123185815/http://fortcampbellcourier.com/news/article_d351729f-b7bf-54c6-9e7d-b4942a8ccd3b.html . dead . January 23, 2013 . The Fort Campbell Courier . May 2, 2013 .
  27. Web site: Military Operations in Afghanistan . C-SPAN Video Library . December 28, 2010 . May 2, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103042934/http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/MilitaryOperationsinAfgha%26showFullAbstract%3D1 . November 3, 2013 . mdy-all .
  28. Web site: Vanden . Tom . Coalition attacks sap key insurgents in Afghanistan . Usatoday.Com . December 28, 2010 . May 2, 2013.
  29. Web site: PN684 - 64 nominees for Army, 114th Congress (2015-2016). www.congress.gov. 2015-08-05. 2015-11-10.
  30. Web site: Vietnamese-American service members’ parallel paths to the American dream . www.army.mil . 13 July 2024 . en . 27 May 2022.
  31. Web site: Viet Dinh . 2006-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060521175839/http://www.asianam.org/viet%20dinh.htm . May 21, 2006 . mdy-all . "Like many Vietnamese immigrants, Dinh's emotional experience in his homeland steered him toward the Republican Party..."
  32. Web site: The History of Vietnamese Immigration . 2006-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060504022142/http://www.ailf.org/awards/benefit2005/vietnamese_essay.shtml . May 4, 2006 . mdy-all . "Another notable Vietnamese American dedicated to public service is John Quoc Duong, who serves under President George W. Bush, as executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders."
  33. Web site: 5 things to know about Stephanie Murphy, first Vietnamese-American woman elected to Congress. NBC News. November 9, 2016 .
  34. https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2012-may-07-la-na-nguyen-20120508-story.html
  35. News: Onetime Vietnam refugee confirmed to be a federal appeals judge . Los Angeles Times . May 8, 2012 . January 5, 2013.
  36. http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp259.htm . www.treas.gov . January 5, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101123211328/http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp259.htm . November 23, 2010 .
  37. Web site: Ambassador J. Peter Pham. U.S. Department of State. November 12, 2020.
  38. http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=4917&Session=25
  39. News: 'I knew that it was possible': Tram Nguyen ousts Republican state. Rep Jim Lyons in election upset. 2018-11-07. Boston.com. 2018-11-22. en-US.
  40. News: Virginia's first Vietnamese-American legislator wants to inspire others to run. NBC News. 2018-11-22. en-US.
  41. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/05/BAG2L9M32L1.DTL
  42. http://www.hubertvo.com/
  43. News: Haltom City elects Vietnamese-American mayor, a first for Tarrant County . wfaa.com . 7 May 2019.
  44. News: City in Texas makes history with its first ever Vietnamese mayor . ABC13 Houston . 17 November 2020 . en.
  45. News: Fountain Valley City Council selects Michael Vo as mayor, Patrick Harper as mayor pro tem . 24 June 2024 . Daily Pilot . 9 December 2020.
  46. News: Cannestra . B. Sakura . Former Milpitas official wants to be mayor— again . San José Spotlight . 2 November 2023.
  47. http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/10/07/obama-signs-historic-sex-assault-measure.html?via=desktop&source=copyurl "Obama Signs Historic Sexual Assault Survivors' 'Bill of Rights
  48. Web site: All Rise for Amanda Nguyen: The Force Behind the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act. Nahmad. Erica. January 29, 2019. BeLatina. November 21, 2019.
  49. Web site: 2022 Time Women of the Year . March 3, 2022 . May 9, 2022.
  50. Web site: 2016 . Minh Dang, Member, U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking . 2023-12-15 . WestCoast Children's Clinic.
  51. News: Obama's tech troops. POLITICO. 2018-04-18.
  52. Web site: Uncle Sam Needs More Geeks – TechCrunch. techcrunch.com. January 21, 2015 . en-US. 2018-04-18.
  53. News: Người Việt tiêu biểu dưới 40 tuổi: Kathy Phạm. 2015-03-18. Nguoi Viet Online. 2018-04-18. en-US.
  54. Web site: Biography of Han Dinh . Asianamerican.net . April 21, 1993 . March 4, 2014.
  55. Web site: Postal Service Honored With White House Closing the Circle Awards for Biodiesel Fuel... . Prnewswire.com . March 4, 2014.
  56. Web site: Phỏng vấn kỹ sư Đinh Trường Hân, người quản lý kỹ thuật của hơn 200,000 xe hơi của bưu điện Mỹ . Voatiengviet.com . September 11, 2006 . March 4, 2014.
  57. Web site: Trinh -. https://web.archive.org/web/20051224235118/http://www.ncvaonline.org/vaylc/biographies2004.htm. dead. December 24, 2005.
  58. http://www.bookrags.com/biography-jane-x-luu-scit-0712345/index.html
  59. Web site: Vietnamese American National Gala . Great Facts & Trivia of Vietnamese Americans:Science & Technology . 2008-09-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070430093329/http://www.vangusa.org/VANG2004/853DEF20-221D-11D9-B8F8-000D93B4265A.html . April 30, 2007 .
  60. Vo-Dinh has been ranked No. 43 on a list of the world's top 100 living geniuses in a survey conducted by Creators Synectics, a global consultants firm News: Top 100 living geniuses . . October 31, 2007 . June 19, 2008 . London.
  61. http://hcr.stateofinnovation.thomsonreuters.com
  62. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2015-thomson-reuters-highly-cited-researchers-affiliated-uc-system
  63. Web site: Ludwig Cancer Research. 2019-07-21.
  64. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2002746043_peep18.html
  65. Web site: Thunder rookie Jaylin Williams has support of OKC's Vietnamese community .
  66. https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2024/05/10/uswnt-star-shaw-vietnamese-heritage/ Vertelney, Seth. "USWNT star Shaw opens up on Vietnamese heritage," USA Today, Friday, May 10, 2024.
  67. http://www.cungle.com/cungle/about.html
  68. Web site: New School Pick of the Week: Dat Nguyen – Boxing News . Boxingscene.com . November 9, 2009 . January 5, 2013.
  69. Web site: Fight Finder – Nam Phan's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics . Sherdog.com . March 13, 1983 . January 5, 2013.
  70. http://www.launchpoker.com/players/poker_players/-men-nguyen-/
  71. News: ASIAN POP All In . The San Francisco Chronicle . Jeff . Yang . October 27, 2005.
  72. http://www.homepokergames.com/pham.php
  73. http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Archives/CA_Show_Article/0,2322,1618,00.html
  74. Web site: Nam Thien Le's Poker Statistics . The Hendon Mob . Hendon Mob Poker Database . July 8, 2011.
  75. Web site: WSOP Players & Results . World Series of Poker . Caesars Interactive Entertainment . July 8, 2011.
  76. Web site: Lilia Vu Bio . LPGA Tour . 6 October 2021.
  77. News: Lilia Vu wins Chevron Championship in playoff for first major . ESPN . Associated Press . April 23, 2023.
  78. Web site: San Diego's Brandon Nakashima on the move in ATP rankings. January 15, 2020. "Anh Pham moved on to tennis in his 30s when his legs could no longer keep up on the field and passed that game on to his children. None of them, however, took to it like his grandson, Brandon Nakashima..."
  79. [Thai-Son Kwiatkowski]