They consisted of mostly educated, white collar public servants, senior military officers, and upper and middle class Vietnamese and their families.
In the 1990s and 2000s, a third wave came from the US's Humanitarian Operation Program, family members of Vietnamese Americans, former prisoners of re-education camps, and Amerasian children of American servicemen who applied for entry into the United States.
These cities have more than 500,000 people consisting of at least 2% Vietnamese American in the 2010 census, sorted by percentage.
These cities have fewer than 10,000 people and consist of at least 8% Vietnamese American in the 2010 Census, sorted by percentage.
Ten largest counties with Vietnamese Americans according to the 2010 Census, sorted by number.