Vietnamese Immigrants Create Own Christmas Traditions
Title
Vietnamese Immigrants Create Own Christmas Traditions
Subject
Vietnamese Culture
Description
A local group that aims to keep Vietnamese children busy and off the streets holds a Christmas event for Vietnamese-Americans. The event was aimed to teach the children Vietnamese culture and the American Christmas culture.
Creator
Klein, Dianne
Source
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Publisher
Times Mirror Company
Date
Dec 18, 1988
Contributor
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Rights
Copyright
Relation
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Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Historical Newspapers
Identifier
Holidays Vietnamese Roots Immigrants
Coverage
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Original Format
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Text
Tammy Tran, 14:
"They are trying to teach us to learn out customs, so that if somebody asks us who we are, we can say who we are. We are Vietnamese, and we are Americans too."
Tony Doan, manager of the youth counseling and crime/drug prevention programs:
" We teach them how to do the right way, to join the mainstream. In Vietnam, we have a saying, if you have nothing to do, you will do something wrong. We keep them busy and we teach them their culture. "
"Catholics, Buddhists and Protestants alike sang American Christmas carols translated into Vietnamese, heard their elders talk about the cultural importance of Christmas in the United States."
"They are trying to teach us to learn out customs, so that if somebody asks us who we are, we can say who we are. We are Vietnamese, and we are Americans too."
Tony Doan, manager of the youth counseling and crime/drug prevention programs:
" We teach them how to do the right way, to join the mainstream. In Vietnam, we have a saying, if you have nothing to do, you will do something wrong. We keep them busy and we teach them their culture. "
"Catholics, Buddhists and Protestants alike sang American Christmas carols translated into Vietnamese, heard their elders talk about the cultural importance of Christmas in the United States."
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Citation
Klein, Dianne, “Vietnamese Immigrants Create Own Christmas Traditions,” Vietnamese Immigration, accessed May 15, 2024, https://pham.omeka.net/items/show/11.