Overseas Vietnamese Celebrities Since 1975 After the Fall of Saigon in 1975, a worldwide community of overseas Vietnamese known as "Nguoi Viet Hai Ngoai" or "Viet Kieu" was formed. Vietnamese nationals who fled their homelands to seek refuge abroad primarily in countries like United States of America, France, Canada, Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland now make a total of over 3 million in population. Today, thriving overseas Vietnamese communities…