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The Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (VietAID) was founded in 1994 by community leaders and residents who believed that a community development corporation would provide comprehensive economic development programs and services to alleviate poverty and advance civic participation in the Fields Corner Vietnamese community of Dorchester. VietAID’s mission is to build a strong Vietnamese community and a vibrant Fields Corner through the following measures: promoting civic engagement and community building; developing affordable housing and commercial space; providing small business technical assistance and micro-enterprise development; and offering high quality child care services.

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Town Field Festival welcomes autumn, celebrates community

Vovinam Lion Dancers stood tall in their lion costume during the start of the lantern parade at Saturday’s Mid-Autumn (Trung Thu Together) Festival on Town Field. (Seth Daniel photo) Emcee Minh Phan. (Seth Daniel photo) Lanterns and lions – and a few thousand people – celebrated on Town Field last Saturday (Oct. 4) for the annual Mid-Autumn (Trung Thu Together) …

50 years after war in Southeast Asia, US is criminalizing, displacing our communities

By Kevin Lam and Nicole Eigbrett, Special to The ReporterOctober 1, 2025 In early September, the Department of Homeland Security launched Patriot 2.0, a mass enforcement initiative that has already escalated arrests of immigrants across Boston and Massachusetts. In our neighborhoods, families have been torn apart, workers have been detained at their workplaces, and entire communities are living in fear. …

A Guide for Immigrants, Families, and Communities

Attorney General Guidance: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: ICE Enforcement A Guide for Immigrants, Families, and Communities Due to the recent surge in immigration enforcement activity across Massachusetts, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has received a number of questions about the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the role of local police in immigration enforcement, and the rights people …

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    VietAID

    42 Charles St, Suite E
    Dorchester, MA 02122
    +1 (617) 822-3717