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Catholics make up approximately 30% of the Vietnamese population in the United States, while they only make up

7% of the population in Vietnam.

The disproportionately high percentage of Catholics in overseas Vietnamese communities is an extension of the colonial history that brought this religion to Vietnam.

Therefore, by understanding the history of Catholicism in Vietnam, we can understand the historical conditions from which overseas Vietnamese communities were formed.

How did Christianity come to Vietnam?
☆ 17TH CENTURY – Portuguese and French missionaries introduced Christianity to Vietnam.

Alexander de Rhodes, a French Jesuit, is credited with establishing a strong French Catholic presence in Cochinchina (Southern Vietnam) and with the creation of the modern Vietnamese writing system, Quốc Ngữ, which uses the Latin alphabet.

TW: Mass Covid Death, Eugenics, Ableism, Racism, Western Imperialism and War Crimes, Agent Orange

The 19th of November was the Vietnamese National Mourning Day for the victims of the pandemic. Over 23,000 people across Vietnam have lost their lives, when a lot of them could have been saved.

Cầu Kiều recognizes the valiant efforts from the Vietnamese government in vaccine diplomacy, which has saved the lives of millions of our people and remember those whose have been lost and their loved ones.

Continuing from our previous post, Cầu Kiều would like to illuminate how the West has wielded the pandemic as a geopolitical weapon against Vietnam specifically, by:

It’s important to recognize that colonialism is not always manifested as overt violence. It can also be enforced subtlety through the very design of our cities. In Vietnam, we can see how French colonialist urban planners transformed the built environments of cities like Hanoi and HCMC/Saigon to support their colonization and oppression of Vietnamese people.

Right now Vietnam is experiencing a surge in COVID Delta outbreaks. As western countries hoard vaccines and resources, Vietnamese people are struggling and the government faces their own challenges of resource distribution. Vietnamese people desperately need your assistance and support. Please donate to Vietnam, every dollar counts. ➡️ Official Covid-19 Vaccine Fund by the Vietnamese