内容摘要：Now, the business is adapting to the unseasonal rains that make it harder to dry the rice, adding to risks from mold or insect damage. Typically, rice is dried in the sun immediately after harvest, but Nhut said his company has drying facilities in their packaging factory and also will install machinery to dry the grains closer to the fields.

Now, the business is adapting to the unseasonal rains that make it harder to dry the rice, adding to risks from mold or insect damage. Typically, rice is dried in the sun immediately after harvest, but Nhut said his company has drying facilities in their packaging factory and also will install machinery to dry the grains closer to the fields.

The flag of former South Vietnam flies above statues of two soldiers at the Vietnam War Memorial in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Westminster, Calif., April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Young Vietnamese American entrepreneurs no longer shun Vietnam and are working directly with businesses in Vietnam with much success, said Tim Nguyễn, the head of the Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce.

They are also talking about their mental health needs, a topic once taboo among Vietnamese. Traditional names, food and áo dài dresses — once considered embarrassing — are now points of pride, while artists and filmmakers are exploring ways to expand the Vietnamese-American narrative beyond the war, said Tram Le.Tâm Nguyễn, the former head of the chamber of commerce, is among a growing number of Vietnamese-Americans who are choosing to return to Little Saigon to preserve their families’ business legacies. He took over his parents’ cosmetology school in Little Saigon, which has trained more than 50,000 students over four decades.“We’re the cultural bridges between generations,” he said. “We’re very proud to be Vietnamese, while we’re also proud that we’re contributing greatly to the American society.”

This is a documentary photo story curated by AP photo editors. For more coverage of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War’s end, visitLilach Almog walks past the remains of a police station seized by Hamas militants and buildings pockmarked by bullets

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“Every corner has become a memorial,” she said. “Even if you want to forget for a bit, you can’t. You look outside at the wall and it reminds you of everything all over again.”Sleep, he says, is sometimes impossible, as he worries about the large family he supports in Haiti and whether his work permit will be canceled. On the kitchen counter are stacks of receipts for the money transfers he’s sent back home.

Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands at the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands at the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands in the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands in the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)