VietRISE

VietRISE Advancing social justice and building power with working class Vietnamese and immigrant communities ✊

For Orange County youth leaders who participated in the nationwide school walkouts for immigrant justice, organizers, an...
04/11/2026

For Orange County youth leaders who participated in the nationwide school walkouts for immigrant justice, organizers, and students who want to keep the momentum going or learn how to get involved—this gathering is for you!

VietRISE is bringing together students from across the county who have been loud against ICE’s corruption and harassment of our communities, along with youth who are curious about getting involved in this movement.

We invite you to a space where you can discuss, ask questions, and learn about what we can collectively do to help protect and bring justice to immigrants.

RSVP for address!

📣 Tự Lực School for Organizing applications are now open!TLSO is an 8-week summer program (June 16 – August 8, 2026) for...
04/08/2026

📣 Tự Lực School for Organizing applications are now open!

TLSO is an 8-week summer program (June 16 – August 8, 2026) for Vietnamese American youth ages 14–18. Build leadership skills, dive into activism and community organizing, and connect with Vietnamese culture—all through interactive workshops, social justice discussions, civic engagement training, Vietnamese American history, and language learning.

📅 Applications due Sunday, April 26 at 11:59 PM PST.

🔗 Learn more and apply: bit.ly/2026tlso

Questions? Contact [email protected]

VietRISE is proud to be a community partner to support the Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association presents Vi...
04/08/2026

VietRISE is proud to be a community partner to support the Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association presents Viet Book Fest 2026, which is back for it’s 5th year! 🔖

Come by this Sunday, April 12, 2026 at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana for a free, all-day literary event celebrating Vietnamese diasporic voices in literature, culture, and storytelling. Featuring panels, interactive activities, performances, and more! 📖 ✨

RSVP at bit.ly/VietBookFest2026

Today, on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, we continue the work he set out to do by uplifting ...
04/04/2026

Today, on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, we continue the work he set out to do by uplifting his entire legacy. This includes the many sides of him that have been left out of our history books.

We pulled out our favorite excerpts from his famous “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech that he delivered in a New York City church a year before his death.

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A photo recap from our City Workshop that took place in mid-March.First of all, we want to thank everyone who showed up ...
03/30/2026

A photo recap from our City Workshop that took place in mid-March.

First of all, we want to thank everyone who showed up on a Saturday morning! Together, we broke down city budgets slice by slice and explored exactly how much money is being spent on the priorities that matter most to our community.

Attendees had the chance to give feedback, ask questions, and learn how we can directly impact how our elected officials use our tax dollars.

We heard tons of common concerns, making it clear that our community would rather see their city budgets fund housing programs, better healthcare, and our youth’s education.

Also, thank you to the City of Santa Ana staff for coming to present their city budget and the community priorities survey: https://www.santa-ana.org/budget.

This is one of the many workshops we will be having around city policies and budgets, so follow us and stay tuned.

Earlier this month, VietRISE joined the youth strand of the 2026 Teaching for Justice Conference, hosted by Educate to E...
03/18/2026

Earlier this month, VietRISE joined the youth strand of the 2026 Teaching for Justice Conference, hosted by Educate to Empower. Educators, youth, and community organizations came together with one goal: strengthen how we support and build power with young Asian Americans.

Our Youth Programs Coordinator, Dwight Hua, spoke on a panel about what it takes to truly engage youth—not just as participants, but as leaders shaping their own growth.

The most powerful moments came from youth themselves. Vy, a former participant and now intern, shared her journey of leadership and challenged educators to create real opportunities for young people to lead, take risks, and grow. Elaine and Tracy joined youth leaders from AAYL and Pictoversity to close out the program, offering concrete ways adults can support youth in navigating hard conversations and organizing around the issues they care about.

Thank you to the students: Elaine, Nguyen, Tracy, and Vy who shared with honesty and clarity—and to Educate to Empower, Cal State Fullerton, and all the partners who made this space possible.

We already knew Andrew Do stole over $10 million from his constituents. Now, a new audit reviewing over $486 million in ...
03/14/2026

We already knew Andrew Do stole over $10 million from his constituents. Now, a new audit reviewing over $486 million in contracts associated with his office reveals his corruption ran even deeper, steered to handpicked businesses while he was in office.

Read our full breakdown of the findings and what they mean for Little Saigon.

Growing as an organization comes in many forms, and one of them is how we present our work through digital means. After ...
03/12/2026

Growing as an organization comes in many forms, and one of them is how we present our work through digital means. After months of work, we are thrilled to unveil our completely revamped digital home, VietRISE.org.

Ever since our beginning in 2018, our goal has been to establish ourselves as a central platform for organizing and political change in Little Saigon and Orange County. As we continue to focus on more international solidarity work with Palestine, fight against the deportation of refugees, address the evictions displacing Little Saigon’s elders, and engage in national work with organizations around the country who are waging similar calls to action tackling the current state of affairs, we knew that in order to reflect that online, we needed to rework our site.

We invite you to browse, learn about our campaigns for housing justice and against deportation, explore our political education and leadership programs, see our collective impact, and take the next step to build power with us.

Swipe to preview and check out more at the link in our bio.

Huge shoutout to the Excelsior Creative team for bringing our vision for our website to life!

Growing as an organization comes in many forms, and one of them is how we present our work through digital means. After ...
03/12/2026

Growing as an organization comes in many forms, and one of them is how we present our work through digital means. After months of work, we are thrilled to unveil our completely revamped digital home, VietRISE.org.
Ever since our beginning in 2018, our goal has been to establish ourselves as a central platform for organizing and political change in Little Saigon and Orange County. As we continue to focus on more international solidarity work with Palestine, fight against the deportation of refugees, address the evictions displacing Little Saigon's elders, and engage in national work with organizations around the country who are waging similar calls to action tackling the current state of affairs, we knew that in order to reflect that online, we needed to rework our site.
We invite you to browse, learn about our campaigns for housing justice and against deportation, explore our political education and leadership programs, see our collective impact, and take the next step to build power with us.
Thank you to the Excelsior Creative team for bringing our vision for our website to life!
Go take a look: VietRISE.org

Looking to make a difference? VietRISE is now accepting applications for multiple paid, part-time internship positions.G...
03/11/2026

Looking to make a difference? VietRISE is now accepting applications for multiple paid, part-time internship positions.

Gain hands-on experience and learn about multiple approaches in community organizing and civic engagement by working alongside those who are making change in Little Saigon possible.

For more details: linktr.ee/vietrise

Catch us today at the Teaching for Justice Conference hosted by at CSU Fullerton! 🤩Our youth leaders have worked so har...
03/07/2026

Catch us today at the Teaching for Justice Conference hosted by at CSU Fullerton! 🤩

Our youth leaders have worked so hard on their presentations over the last few months and we’re excited for them to share their knowledge and civic engagement experience with the community. We will be part of 3 sessions today.

See you soon!

Have you ever wondered how our tax dollars are being divided between local services and programs?Join us this Pi Day, Ma...
03/05/2026

Have you ever wondered how our tax dollars are being divided between local services and programs?

Join us this Pi Day, March 14th, for a special workshop where we’ll break down, SLICE BY SLICE, the importance of city budgets and explore how much money is actually being spent on the priorities that matter most to our community.

We’ll be joined by local officials who will present the City of Santa Ana’s Community Budget Priorities Survey. This is your chance to give feedback, ask questions, and learn how our communities’ voices are—or aren’t—being getting a PIECE in this upcoming year’s budget.

Our funds. Our community. Our voice. Let’s make sure they’re heard.

Workshop Details:

📅 Date: March 14th
⏰ Time: 11AM
📍 Location: VietRISE HQ
RSVP: linktr.ee/vietrise

See you there!

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