Nguoi Viet Daily News, Inc. is the first, oldest, and largest daily newspaper published in Vietnamese outside of mainland Vietnam. The story of the newspaper is an American Dream success story. The newspaper was established by husband and wifeYen Ngoc Do and Loan La Do in 1978, three years after escaping the Vietnam War with their family. Yen had served as a journalist during the Vietnam War, and wrote for such prestigious outlets as the Rand Corporation based in California. Loan had risen to become a well-known English school teacher after graduating from college. During the Vietnam War, Yen and Loan were one of the few married Vietnamese couples who were each fluent in English, and could readily communicate across the spectrum of individuals - Vietnamese, American, and others - involved in fighting the communists. Therefore, they garnered a vast following from people who were hungry for the news. The name of their newspaper người Việt symbolizes Vietnamese people". Nguoi Viet Daily News began as a weekly four-page newspaper. The first issue, dated December 15, 1978, was printed in the couple's garage in Orange County, California, with the assistance of their entire family consisting of four extremely young children. Just as the story of the newspaper is an American Dream success story - the story of entrepreneurship started in Southern California long before the rise of Silicon Valley. The Do family's blood, sweat, and tears catalyzed and financed the initial press run of 2,000 copies with $4,000 of their own life savings from their Vietnam War escape. The first edition of "Nguoi Viet Daily News" was a four-page publication, printed and distributed on December 15, 1978, in San Diego, California. After operating as a weekly for some time, the publication became "Nguoi Viet Daily News, Inc." in 1985. By founding the newspaper, Yen and Loan were instrumental in helping to establish all of Little Saigon in Southern California. Their newspaper served as the flagship of the economically vibrant community and is, today, the heart of the largest Vietnamese population outside of the country of Vietnam. The headquarters of "Nguoi Viet Daily News, Inc" is now located in Westminster, Orange County. . Today, the company boasts multiple facets, subsidiaries, and various publications, with the original seminal publication claiming a daily circulation of 20,000+ copies. Copies of "Nguoi Viet Daily News" can be found throughout the marketplace and, in particular, most ethnic communities, and online, in bookstores, at newspaper vending machines, and Vietnamese retail venues throughout the world plus via home-delivery to residences everywhere ">
