Vietnamese Group Backs Clinton

Members of Orange County’s Vietnamese community, the largest in the United States, Tuesday announced formation of a committee to elect Bill Clinton--the first such effort within the community for a Democratic presidential candidate.

Praising the Arkansas governor’s stated support of human rights in Vietnam, the committee members said they believe that Clinton is a staunch anti-Communist whose policies on unemployment, welfare and education would benefit Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in the United States.

“Clinton is going to have an aggressive foreign policy, a policy of engagement for democracy,” said Dinh Le, the committee’s treasurer and secretary-general.

The committee claims about 40 members and volunteers. Orange County’s Vietnamese population numbers about 145,000, roughly one-third of whom are registered to vote.