Raising my family in Singapore has meant that air travel is second nature to my two young kids. Between long-haul flights to visit family back in the US to weekends spent exploring Southeast Asia, I ...

Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Although a child of war refugees, Victoria Ngo got to learn more about her Vietnamese identity only during her college years in the United States in the 1990s. The ...

On Sept. 26, 2024, 13-year-old Hoang Thi Tuyet Nhung sits in the ruins of a house destroyed by a landslide caused by Typhoon Yagi in Thuong village, Yen Bai province, Vietnam. The strongest storm to ...

A group of Las Vegas high school students banded together to raise funds to give thousands of dollars worth of school supplies to underserved kids in Vietnam. The students from Clark High School ...

Vietnam’s distinction as the second country in the world to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 49 in 1990 was followed by steps to legislate for the protection of children. In ...

"Once upon a time, I used to visit my grandmother there." We're in northern Vietnam and my mom, Duc Le, is pointing across the street to a narrow, four-story building. It's a sweltering day in the ...

When classes opened across Vietnam on August 17, few students were as excited — or as nervous — as a group of 15 HIV-positive children who had finally been given permission to attend school. For the ...

Street Kids in Vietnam narrated how their group was able to assist 8 children working in garment factories in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest ...

In Vietnam, 68 percent of children experience some form of violence at home. UNICEF-trained social workers are working to keep kids safe. Social worker Le Thi Phien works with families in Cao Lanh, ...

Thanks to generous support from the Sutter County Children & Families Commission, there’s another great exhibit for kids at the Sutter County Museum. Created by the talented team at the Children’s ...

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