This article about VNCO in Vietnamese and Englis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ………………………………………..<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t<\/strong> (Vietnamese)<\/p>\n\n\n\n L\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a VNCO l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n V\u00e0o g\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng 3 n\u0103m 1994, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u1edf California \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea7u ch\u1ecdn H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam, \u201cNh\u00f3m c\u1ee7a \u1ee6y ban V\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng B\u1ea7u c\u1eed \u0110\u1ea1i bi\u1ec3u C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng Oregon\u201d c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u1edf Oregon nh\u01b0 C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng T\u00f4n gi\u00e1o, Li\u00ean \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111a t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c, \u1ee6y ban \u0111i\u1ec1u ph\u1ed1i c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng qu\u1ed1c gia Vi\u1ec7t Nam, v.v., c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdp t\u1ea1i<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trung t\u00e2m M\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng thu\u1ed9c Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u0110\u1ee9c M\u1eb9 La Vang, \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eadp Ban V\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng B\u1ea7u c\u1eed v\u00e0 so\u1ea1n th\u1ea3o Quy ch\u1ebf cho C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ng\u00e0y 8 th\u00e1ng 10 n\u0103m 1995, m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c b\u1ea7u c\u1eed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh t\u1ea1i Trung t\u00e2m C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng Ch\u00e2u \u00c1 tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Glisan, b\u1ea7u \u00f4ng Hu\u1ef3nh Qu\u1ed1c B\u00ecnh l\u00e0m Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam t\u1ea1i Oregon. Hi\u1ec7n nay, Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i v\u00e0 th\u1ee9 s\u00e1u c\u1ee7a VNCO l\u00e0 \u00f4ng T\u1eeb \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t – Mr. Hu\u1ef3nh Qu\u1ed1c B\u00ecnh<\/p>\n\n\n\n Th\u1ee9 2 – Mr. Nguy\u1ec5n B\u00e1c \u00c1i<\/p>\n\n\n\n Th\u1ee9 3 – Mr. \u0110o\u00e0n Kim B\u00e0ng <\/p>\n\n\n\n Th\u1ee9 4 – Mr. Tr\u1ea7n Quang \u0110\u1ec7<\/p>\n\n\n\n Th\u1ee9 5 – Ms C\u1ed5 V\u01b0\u01a1ng Ng\u1ecdc Lan <\/p>\n\n\n\n Th\u1ee9 6 – Mr. T\u1eeb \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1o <\/p>\n\n\n\n T\u1eeb \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1o<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Qu\u1ed1c t\u1ecbch hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 C\u00f4ng d\u00e2n Nh\u1eadp t\u1ecbch Hoa K\u1ef3. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Hoa K\u1ef3 t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y 23 th\u00e1ng 7 n\u0103m 1991. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh c\u00e1c b\u1eb1ng Cao \u0111\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 Ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt, Khoa h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 Nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u T\u1ed5ng qu\u00e1t v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 6 n\u0103m 1995. Theo h\u1ecdc ng\u00e0nh X-quang t\u1ea1i OIT t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1997 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m 2000, t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c B\u1eb1ng C\u1eed nh\u00e2n v\u1ec1 Khoa h\u1ecdc C\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 X-quang v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 6 n\u0103m 2000. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho Vancouver Clinnic k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y 11 th\u00e1ng 6 n\u0103m 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n T\u00f4i t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho T\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c \u1ee6y ban C\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n t\u1ea1i Portland t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1994 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m 1999. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t t\u1ea1i Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0o Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt t\u1eeb th\u00e1ng 9 n\u0103m 2010. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hi\u1ec7n t\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Oregon (VNCO). Ch\u1ee9c danh hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch VNCO. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7n L\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng C\u01b0 d\u00e2n Ch\u00e2u \u00c1 Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng (API-CLI). API-CLI \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eabn d\u1eaft b\u1edfi C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadp c\u01b0 v\u00e0 T\u1ecb n\u1ea1n \/ Trung t\u00e2m Gia \u0111\u00ecnh Ch\u00e2u \u00c1 trong quan h\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ed1i t\u00e1c v\u1edbi M\u1ea1ng l\u01b0\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 Ch\u00e2u \u00c1 Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a Oregon (APANO). T\u00f4i k\u1ebft h\u00f4n n\u0103m 1999 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 hai con trai hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang h\u1ecdc t\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Portland v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Ti\u1ec3u Bang Oregon trong n\u0103m h\u1ecdc n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u01b0\u1eddng ni\u00ean n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n – T\u1ebft (T\u1ebft Nguy\u00ean \u0111\u00e1n)<\/p>\n\n\n\n – Qu\u1ed1c H\u1eadn 30\/04 (T\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1edb Mi\u1ec1n Nam s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 hay Th\u00e1ng T\u01b0 \u0110en – 30\/04)<\/p>\n\n\n\n – T\u1ebft Trung Thu \/ T\u1ebft Nhi \u0110\u1ed3ng (T\u1ebft Trung Thu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n – G\u00e2y qu\u1ef9 h\u00e0ng n\u0103m<\/p>\n\n\n\n – VNCO tham gia Grand Floral Parade. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe hoa do c\u00e1c t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ch\u1ebf t\u1ea1o ho\u1eb7c ch\u00fang t\u00f4 \u0111i b\u1ed9 trong cu\u1ed9c di\u1ec5u h\u00e0nh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Portland c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1i ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn Vi\u1ec7t Nam?<\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng Vi\u1ec7t ng\u1eef:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Vi\u1ec7t ng\u1eef V\u0103n Lang (\u1edf Portland) & Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Vi\u1ec7t ng\u1eef L\u1ea1c H\u1ed3ng (\u1edf Portland) & Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Vi\u1ec7t ng\u1eef L\u1ea1c H\u1ed3ng (\u1edf Beaverton).<\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Oregon (VNCO) th\u0103m c\u00e1c Tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 Trung t\u00e2m Cao Ni\u00ean t\u1ea1i Trung t\u00e2m Hollywood. VNCO c\u0169ng ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 nhu c\u1ea7u \u1edf trung t\u00e2m th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Portland (l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi Potluck trong C\u00f4ng vi\u00ean). K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb sau \u0111\u1ea1i d\u1ecbch Covid-19, VNCO \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c h\u01a1n 20 s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n ti\u00eam ch\u1ee7ng \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n Portland v\u00e0 v\u00f9ng ph\u1ee5 c\u1eadn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c to\u00e0n th\u1eddi gian v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u1ec9 h\u01b0u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n T\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c to\u00e0n th\u1eddi gian v\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho Bang Oregon. C\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi ban t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u00e1c s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n. T\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c nh\u00f3m kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng trong C\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng. Nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n qua email v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i sau gi\u1edd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. Trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n, \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd tham d\u1ef1 cu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdp h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i t\u00e1c m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c cho D\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 Mi\u1ec5n thu\u1ebf d\u00e0nh cho c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f3 thu nh\u1eadp th\u1ea5p. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 c\u00e1c doanh nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Tham d\u1ef1 c\u00e1c s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n \/ ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a nh\u00f3m \/ t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi \u0111\u00e1m tang \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0110i\u1ec1u g\u00ec thu h\u00fat ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t \u1edf Portland \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi nhau? C\u0169ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 chia r\u1ebd trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u1eefng m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n l\u1ea1i cho th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 sau. C\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00f3m \/ t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng. Trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u00e1c nh\u00f3m kh\u00e1c nh\u01b0 H\u1ed9i C\u1ef1u Qu\u00e2n Nh\u00e2n Kh\u00f4ng Qu\u00e2n VNCH, H\u1ed9i C\u1ef1u Qu\u00e2n Nh\u00e2n H\u1ea3i Qu\u00e2n, H\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a Tr\u01b0\u1eddng V\u00f5 B\u1ecb Qu\u1ed1c Gia v\u00e0 H\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a Tr\u01b0\u1eddng S\u0129 Quan B\u1ed9 Binh, H\u1ed9i C\u1ef1u Qu\u00e2n Nh\u00e2n Th\u00fay Qu\u00e2n L\u1ee5c Chi\u1ebfn l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng C\u1ef1u chi\u1ebfn binh mi\u1ec1n Nam Vi\u1ec7t Nam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ………………………………………<\/p>\n\n\n\n in English<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What is the history and background of VNCO?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Near the end of March, 1994, we discovered that the communities in California elected the Council of the Vietnamese Community, \u201cThe Team of the Campaigning Committee For the Election of Oregon Community Representatives\u201c with many Oregon Vietnamese organizations such as the Religious Communities, the Confederation of Multi-Organizations, the Coordinated Committee of National Vietnamese Activities, etc., with their fellow members, met at the Community Pastoral Center of Lady of La Vang Church, created the Election Campaign and drafted the Regulations for the Community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On October 8th, 1995, an election was conducted at the Asian Community Center on Glisan Street, which elected Mr. Huynh Quoc Binh to be the first President of the Vietnamese Community in Oregon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, the current and sixth President of the VNCO is Mr. Thao Duc Tu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1st \u2013 Mr. Binh Quoc Huynh<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2nd \u2013 Mr. Ai Bac Nguy\u1ec5n <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3rd \u2013 Mr. Bang Kim Doan <\/p>\n\n\n\n 4th \u2013 Mr. De Quang Tran <\/p>\n\n\n\n 5th \u2013 Ms Lan V\u01b0\u01a1ng Ngoc Co <\/p>\n\n\n\n 6th – Mr. Thao Duc Tu <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thao Duc Tu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My current citizenship is an US Naturalization Citizen. I have been living in the US since July 23rd, 1991. I completed my Associate Degrees of Art, Science and General Studies in June 1995. Studying for radiology at OIT from 1997 to 2000, I earned a Bachelor Degree in Science of Radiologic Technology in June 2000. I have been working for a clinic in Vancouver since June 11th, 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I volunteered to work for Workers Committee Organization in Portland from 1994 to 1999. I have been teaching Vietnamese at a Vietnamese School on Sunday since September, 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I now work for the Vietnamese Community of Oregon (VNCO). My current title is President of the VNCO. I am also a member of the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Institute (API-CLI). API-CLI is led by Immigrant and Refugee Community \/ Asian Family Center in partnership with the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO). I got married in 1999 and have had two sons who are currently studying at University of Portland and Oregon State University this school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you have any annual activities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 T\u1ebft (Lunar New Year celebration)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Qu\u1ed1c H\u1eadn 30\/04 (Remembrance of the Fall of South Vietnam or Black April \u2013 30\/04)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 T\u1ebft TrungThu\/T\u1ebft Nhi \u0110\u1ed3ng (Mid-Autumn Festival)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Annual Fundraising<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 VNCO participates in the Grand Floral Parade. We either have a float that is built by the volunteers in the community or we march in the parade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What other types of Vietnamese related activities are available in Portland?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vietnamese Language Schools: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n V\u0103n Lang Vietnamese School (in Portland) & L\u1ea1c H\u1ed3ng Vietnamese School (in Beaverton).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vietnamese Community of Oregon (VNCO) visits Schools and Senior Center at Hollywood Senior Center. VNCO also serves food to people in need in downtown Portland (work with Potluck in the Park). Since the Covid-19 pandemic, VNCO has held more than 20 vaccination events to serve people in Portland and vicinity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n