Vietnamese Celebrate Traditional New Year

Title

Vietnamese Celebrate Traditional New Year

Subject

Vietnamese New Year celebration in the United States

Description

Hundreds of Vietnamese gathered joyously yesterday at Public School 124 in Chinatown to celebrate Tet . The Vietnamese communities wanted to keep their tradition alive while assimilating in their new homeland.

Creator

MARVINE HOWE

Source

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Publisher

New York Times

Date

Feb 1, 1987

Contributor

[no text]

Rights

Copyright New York Times Company Feb 1, 1987

Relation

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Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

article

Identifier

Vietnamese New Year Tet Immigrants Community

Coverage

1987

Original Format

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Text

"Hundred of Vietnamese gathered joyously yesterday at Public School 124 in Chinatown to celebrate Tet- or the lunar new year- and call for freedom for Vietnam. "

"Vietnamese families from all over the metropolitan region assembled for the Tet celebrations- lasting from noon to midnight."

"The program was organized by eight Vietnamese social, political, and cultural organizations that united this year for the first time. "

Rev. Joseph Hien:
"We're trying to keep our Vietnamese tradition and adjust to American life at the same time.

Files

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Citation

MARVINE HOWE, “Vietnamese Celebrate Traditional New Year,” Vietnamese Immigration, accessed May 15, 2024, https://pham.omeka.net/items/show/5.