Vietnamese

Denver Community Overview

The Vietnamese community in Denver has a large presence along South Federal Boulevard, where there are dozens of Vietnamese and other Asian restaurants, but the community is spread out throughout the Denver Metro region. According to the Colorado Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000), there were 4,559 Vietnamese people in the city of Denver. That was 0.82% of the Denver population. There were 15,457 in the state of Colorado.

Community Resources

VietColorado
http://vietcolorado.com/
This website is a search engine for everything Vietnamese.

Asiaxpress
P.O. Box 462065
Aurora, CO 80046-2065
info@asiaxpress.com
303-587-3569
www.asiaxpress.com
This group works to illuminate, document and promote empowerment and community for Asian Americans in Colorado. They strive to chronicle stories that are relevant to the contemporary Asian-American experience and identity.

Asian Chamber of Commerce
John Wright
ACC Executive Director
924 W. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80204
303.595.9737
303.595.8880
asiancc@rmi.net
The mission of the ACC is to promote awareness of the Asian business community, and to assist in its economic development. The group provides: workshops, business networking, business consulting, financial planning and international trade leaders.

University of Denver, GSIS
The Collaborative Refugee and Immigrant Information Center
http://www.du.edu/gsis/cord/criic/Vietnam.htm
CRIIC has a list of the various organizations that service the Vietnamese community in Denver. Online reference only.

Vietnamese-American Cultural Alliance
986 South Ventura Way
Aurora, Colorado, 80017
303-368-0657
Contact: Henry Pham, who speaks Vietnamese

Vietnamese Elderly Association
2900 West Cedar Avenue
Denver, Colorado, 80219
Contact: Xy Nguyen or Linh Hoai Duong who speaks Vietnamese
303-922-3033
veacolorado@cs.com
A non-profit organization that works with Vietnamese older adults (50 years and older) providing social support, education opportunities, news resources and spiritual and physical help to members. The group organizes English and Vietnamese, citizenship and special interest classes for members as well as outings, educational and social activities. Their location serves as a Senior Center with resources such as newspapers, magazines a TV and refreshments.

Vietnamese Friendship Association of Colorado Springs
4720 Jenson Lane
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
Contact: Huan Tran
719-574-9818
http://www.searac.org/maa/index.html
SEARAC is a national organization advancing the interests of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans through leadership development, capacity building, and community empowerment. They serve as a coalition-builder and leader, carry out action-oriented research projects, and strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations such as mutual assistance associations (MAAs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs). They also foster civic engagement among Southeast Asian Americans, and represent our communities at the national level in Washington, DC.

Colorado Vietnamese Young Professionals Group
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (970)206-1725
Fax: (970)206-1725
Nhu, President
Email: vyp.colorado@yahoo.com
The Colorado Young Professionals offers networking opportunities for Vietnamese professionals as well as the opportunity to learn Vietnamese languages and culture.

Unified Vietnamese-American Council of Colorado
2200 W. Alameda Ave
Denver, CO 80223

Vietnamese Student Association at the University of Denver
http://www.du.edu/orgs/vsa/

Religious Institutions

Browse Vietnamese Religious Institutions

Food and Restaurants

Browse Vietnamese Restaurants

Markets and Bakeries

88 Asian Market
421 S. Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80219
720-884-1188

Celestial Bakery
333 S. Federal Blvd., Suite 128
Denver, CO 80219
303-936-2339

Forever Bakery
1008 S. Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80219
303-922-2446

Little Saigon Market
375 S Federal Blvd # 104
Denver, CO 80219
303-937-8860

Lucky Oriental Market
506 S. Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80219
303-937-8105

Mekong Market
1076 S. Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80219
303-937-7171

Vinh Xuong Bakery
375 S. Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80219
303-922-4968

Fun, Sports and Culture

University of Denver, GSIS
The Collaborative Refugee and Immigrant Information Center
http://www.du.edu/gsis/cord/criic/Vietnam.htm
CRIIC has a list of the various organizations that service the Vietnamese community in Denver. Online resource only.

Vietnamese-American Cultural Alliance
986 South Ventura Way
Aurora, Colorado, 80017
303-368-0657
Contact: Henry Pham, who speaks Vietnamese

Vietnamese Student Association at the University of Denver
http://www.du.edu/orgs/vsa/
The Vietnamese Student Organization at the University of Denver holds various events throughout the school year that are not only for DU students, but the Vietnamese community at large.

Vietnamese Heritage Camp
http://www.heritagecamps.org/vietnamese.html
The Vietnamese Heritage Camp serves as a post adoption resource and advocate for families with adopted children from Vietnam. They hold annual heritage camps, which provide culturally relevant and family-centered experiences for every member of the family. The camps include culturally relevant workshops, a market, cultural villages, and ethnic food.

Colorado Vietnamese Golf Association
Contact: Minh Vien
minhdvien@yahoo.com
303-332-8586
http://www.cvga.net/
The group works to unite the Vietnamese community through the golfing sport in hopes of not only creating a new way of cohesion among Vietnamese-Americans, but also to expand such a well-embraced American sport among the community. Furthermore, we seek to provide a means of governing and conducting inter and intra-club competition.

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