UC Irvine

This project examines contemporary expressions of two ideologies that permeate the Vietnamese American community in Little Saigon, Orange County by analyzing various forms of media prior to and after the 2020 Presidential Election. It offers an overview of the Vietnamese American tradition of planned community gatherings by looking at instances from the 1980s to the late 2000s where the community protested against perceived Communist and Chinese threats. By connecting these contemporary occurrences to those of the past, this project offers a possible avenue to explain why Donald Trump was an appealing political figure to the community.