VietRISE

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 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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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.

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, 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!