Since the end of the Vietnam Conflict in 1975 a large number of refugees and immigrants from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam have come to the United States, and especially to California.
In 1970, Isbedellada siyaasadeed ee Asia uu keeno kun oo Vietnamese, Kamboodiya, iyo qaxootiga Laoshiyaan inay u guuraan dalka Mareykanka, iyo dad badan oo si Portland yimid.