[Video] Worlding Ethno-burbs: 50 Years of Southeast Asian American (dis)placemaking

Recorded on February 20, 2025

NYSEAN Member Ivan V. Small, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University, discusses Vietnamese migration in the United States since 1975, tracing how refugees and migrants have reshaped communities across New England, the Midwest, California, and the Sunbelt South through transnational flows and multi-wave relocations. The study examines migration drivers—such as affordability, climate, and diaspora networks—and their impact on settlement patterns, entrepreneurship, and identity formation.