Agency Details:

Boat People SOS

To assist Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in their search for a life in liberty and dignity by empowering, equipping and organizing Vietnamese American communities in their progress toward self-sufficiency.

Description:
Boat People SOS is a 501(c)3 organization based out of Falls Church, VA, with 15 branches across the US including Houston, TX. We endeavor to serve the Vietnamese American community through various human and legal services and outreach programs.

History:
Formed in 1980, Boat People SOS (BPSOS) was based in San Diego, California and conducted many joint rescue-at-sea missions with international organizations. We rescued over 3,000 Vietnamese boat people in the South China Sea.

In response to major shifts in U.S. and international policies toward the Vietnamese boat people, in 1990 we moved our headquarters to Northern Virginia to concentrate on advocacy.

By 1997, when most boat people were either repatriated or resettled, we shifted our focus to domestic programs for Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in communities all across the US.

Contact people:

Trish Nguyen, Branch Manager, (phone), (email) Quynh Nguyen, Program Manager, (phone), (email) Annie Trinh, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (281) 530-6838

Address:

11360 Bellaire Blvd Ste. 910 Houston, TX 77072 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.bpsos.org

Last updated on November 24, 2009