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Stephanie Murphy (born Đặng Thị Ngọc Dung) – first Vietnamese-American Congresswoman representing Florida's 7th congressional district [36] (Democratic) Jacqueline Nguyen – U.S. circuit judge; first Vietnamese-American federal judge; [37] first Asian-American woman to sit on the federal appellate court [38]
Vietnamese emigrants to the United States (260 P) Pages in category "American people of Vietnamese descent" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo, Vietnam's first female billionaire, Vietjet Air. Ung Thi, built and operated the Rex Hotel, in Ho Chi Minh City. Trung Dung, Vietnamese American businessman and programmer. Pham Duc Trung Kien, Vietnamese-American businessman. Bill Nguyen, Vietnamese-American technology entrepreneur.
In 2023, Vietnamese Americans had a median household income of $88,467, which was 9.7% higher than the national median of $80,610. [63] [64] As of 2022, around 11% Vietnamese Americans lived below the poverty line, a rate similar to the 11.5% rate for the general U.S. population. [65] [66] This poverty rate has shown a gradual decline over ...
The majority of Americans can’t name a single famous Asian American, according to a recent survey. And for the fourth year in a row, the most common answer besides "I can't think of one" was the ...
Those who have seen Tom Cruise's 1989 movie "Born on the Fourth of July" may recognize this name — Vietnam veteran and antiwar activist Ron Kovic is the man Cruise portrayed.
1957: Dalip Singh Saund becomes the first Asian-American elected to the United States Congress, as a Representative for California's 29th district. 1962 Patsy Mink becomes the first Asian-American woman elected to a state legislative body in the United States, in the Hawaii State Senate [48] 1964: Hiram Fong becomes the first Asian-American U.S ...
Derek Tran, a Democrat and Vietnamese American, is hoping to unseat Republican Rep. Michelle Steel to represent California's 45th Congressional District.