Amerasian Children of Vietnam Veterans is a dedicated 501(c)(3) organization, committed to reuniting Amerasians with their Vietnam Veteran fathers. With a robust network of members and chapters across the United States, we tirelessly work to provide support and foster connections within our community.

Jannies Oanh Nguyen

I am Jannies Oanh Nguyen, the founder and Director of Amerasian Children of Vietnam Veterans (Gia Đình Lai Mỹ Việt). My journey began in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, where I was born during the closing years of the Vietnam War. As the daughter of a Vietnamese mother and an American G.I., I share a unique heritage with over 50,000 others globally, known as Amerasians.

Following the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, my father left Vietnam, and it wasn’t until 2018, through DNA research, that I was finally able to reconnect with him. Although proud of my mixed heritage, my life in Vietnam was marked by challenges typical for Amerasians, particularly those of African American descent—experiencing abuse, neglect, and discrimination.

In 1990, I emigrated to the United States with my mother and younger sister, settling in Oklahoma City, where I live today with my husband and two sons. The hardships I faced in Vietnam only fueled my resolve and ignited a passion for serving the Amerasian community. Over the past 17 years, I have dedicated myself to uniting Amerasians, raising public awareness, and advocating for our shared cause. Although the Vietnam War has ended, our struggle to reconcile with the past and find our place in the world continues.

To support these efforts, I founded the non-profit organization, Amerasian Children of Vietnam Veterans. Our mission is to help Amerasians from Vietnam reconnect with their families, make peace with their past, and honor the sacrifices of their veteran fathers. We advocate for their right to U.S. citizenship and assist them through the immigration process, including sponsoring them after successful Embassy interviews in Vietnam.

Since 2007, I have collaborated with the Amerasian community in both the U.S. and Vietnam. My efforts have helped around 300 Amerasians by securing donations to cover medical expenses, establish small businesses, purchase transportation, repair homes, and facilitate DNA testing. Since 2015, our organization has helped over 100 Amerasians and their families successfully immigrate to the U.S. through DNA-facilitated processes.

Bobby Scott

Born 1967 July, I have a total of 4 siblings, but our first-born male did not survive due to Vietnam War. I vividly remember my mother sharing that unfortunate story about my oldest brother passing, she was always running scared for her life due to the constant bombings during the Vietnam War, she lost everything and living basically homeless in the streets of Saigon, she met my father, he was a US Army soldier fighting for the freedom of South Vietnam. They quickly feel in love with one another, and it was love at first sight. After 2 tours during the Vietnam war, they establish a long-term relationship and had a total of 5 children’s, shortly before the war ended my father made arrangements with his commanders to transport us all to America, especially realizing that he knew that our lives would be in immediate danger if captured by the VC.

We arrived in America safely in 1972, I was the oldest out of the siblings. I remember just barely being 6 years old, we all had no choice but to adapt into the American system at a very fast pace in order to survive and too become successful. Both my parents were very strict, especially my mother, but she devoted her life and sacrifices for us to have a better life and it paid off. Looking back now and reflecting on our new journey leaving from Vietnam to America, it was absolutely a blessing from up above.

Myself and siblings are all college graduates now, and we was very fortunate to have great parents that raised us up successfully. After college, I decided to follow my father’s footsteps, so I joined the military, and made it a career to better myself and for my family. I’m now retired from the US Air Force, living my life very happily and married to a beautiful Vietnamese woman, also currently living in Vietnam with my family. I am blessed beyond measures, I have 2 boys, one is biologically minds at the age of 30 and my step son at the age of 14.

I would like to include, ever since I retired, I have devoted many of hours and sleepless nights helping our Amerasian communities find there love one’s from Ancestry, I initially started in the year of 2020 and I am still actively helping my brothers and sisters find closure to uniting them with their unknown fathers.. I will continue to offer my services at free of charge, because I was so very blessed to have a father that did not abandon us during such a critical time during the Vietnam War. I’m so honored and grateful.