Vietnamese of United States (PGID: PG043675)

PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Vietnamese of United States

The Vietnamese of United States, numbering approximately 1,605,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Vietnamese diaspora community in the United States, shaped largely by refugee and immigrant migration following the Vietnam War and maintaining cultural traditions rooted in the diverse regional heritage of Vietnam. They mostly adhere to Mahayana Buddhism and Vietnamese is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Vietnamese
Primary Language(s): Vietnamese (vie)
Primary Religion(s): Mahayana Buddhism
Population: 1,605,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043675
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Mahayana Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

58%

Mahayana Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Vietnamese
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%

Vietnamese Speakers

Media Resources in Vietnamese:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Vietnamese:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
1924 Khoi-Cadman		✓
2002 Bible League International			✓
Ban Dich 2011			✓
Revised Vietnamese Version	✓
Vietnamese Old Version		✓	✓
Word of God for Everyone (Catholic)	✓	✓	✓

6 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Vietnamese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Vietnamese are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Vietnamese:

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Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Vietnamese of United States

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
Isaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
Psalm 47:6

Pray that believers will have a heart to invite others to trust in Christ alone so that they might sing praises to His name.

Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered.
Psalm 105:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember His wonders, miracles, and perfect judgements.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Kinh Across Countries (ROP3 - 105018) reported in the following countries:

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24 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG033474	Vietnamese	Vietnam	85,730,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG043675	Vietnamese	United States	1,605,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG000207	Vietnamese	France	656,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG050668	Vietnamese	Japan	653,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Ethnoreligion
PG008197	Vietnamese	Cambodia	535,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG008087	Vietnamese	Australia	336,000	No Longer Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG043501	Vietnamese	Canada	258,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG048427	Vietnamese	Taiwan	217,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Ancestor Worship
PG048428	Vietnamese	Russian Federation	150,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Ancestor Worship
PG020963	Vietnamese	Laos	139,000	No Longer Unreached	Vietnamese	Ethnoreligion
PG010933	Vietnamese	Thailand	119,000	No Longer Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG000694	Vietnamese	United Kingdom	100,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG046599	Vietnamese	Malaysia	85,000	No Longer Unreached	Vietnamese	Confucianism
PG033510	Vietnamese	Germany	83,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG000777	Vietnamese	Czech Republic	60,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG050598	Vietnamese	Hong Kong	46,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG050595	Vietnamese	Macao	18,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Vietnamese	Folk Buddhism
PG000445	Vietnamese	Netherlands	8,800	No Longer Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG018514	Vietnamese	New Zealand	4,900	No Longer Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG018377	Vietnamese	New Caledonia	4,200	Unengaged and Unreached	Vietnamese	Roman Catholicism
PG007420	Vietnamese	China	2,800	Unengaged and Unreached	Vietnamese	Atheism
PG011093	Vietnamese	Vanuatu	500	Unengaged and Unreached	Vietnamese	Roman Catholicism
PG024326	Vietnamese	Uzbekistan	450	Unengaged and Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism
PG016394	Vietnamese	Martinique	375	Unengaged and Unreached	Vietnamese	Mahayana Buddhism

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