In Kansas City, Missouri, Jackie Nguyen, a former Broadway performer, has opened a new store named Cafe Cà Phê that celebrates the coffees and cultures of Vietnam.

Unable to return to Vietnam, Ha Phuong, a Vietnamese-origin singer whose husband is the wealthiest Vietnamese in the US, has donated more than 1,000 gifts and cash to people in need in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Dinh and Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa).