In Episode 7, join host Ellina Yin and Guest Host Betty Duong as they dive into a first of its kind project for Santa Clara County, the Vietnamese American Service Center (VASC) where we will discuss how this project got started and where it is now. The VASC is located in the heart of Little Saigon and east San Jose, the purpose of the VASC is to address health disparities in the Vietnamese American and local community.
Guest Host: Betty Duong holds over a decade of experience working at the County and at the time of the release of this episode is the newly elected member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisor Representing District 2.
Only in Santa Clara County, is a sister project of theOnly in San José civic education podcast series dedicated to demystifying and democratizing the process of local government and civic participation in Santa Clara County.
Learn more about us: www.onlyinsj.org
Episode Resources:
- Economic Policy Institute (2014): https://www.epi.org/publication/epidemic-wage-theft-costing-workers-hundreds/
- Economic Policy Institute (2017): https://www.epi.org/publication/employers-steal-billions-from-workers-paychecks-each-year/
- VASC Homepage https://vasc.santaclaracounty.gov/home
- Aedis Architects Webpage regarding VASC https://www.aedisarchitects.com/featured_projects/vietnamese-american-service-center/
- April 10, 2022 VASC Opening Ceremony Video https://www.facebook.com/sccvasc/videos/vasc-grand-opening-celebration-county-of-santa-clara/1348371298977432/
- Santa Clara County Health Assessments https://publichealth.santaclaracounty.gov/health-information/health-data/health-profiles-communities
- African/African Ancestry Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/af02306533bd4ed28630385b2a66a826
- Latino/a/x Health Assessment https://publichealth.santaclaracounty.gov/health-information/health-data/population-health-assessments/latino-health-assessment/county-santa
- Status Vietnamese Health Assessment https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/migrated/vha-full-2011_0.pdf?VersionId=htyM
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