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The first wave of Vietnamese refugees came to the San Jose area in the 1980s, after the fall of Saigon. Now San Jose has the largest Vietnamese population of any city in the country. Santa Clara County is also second largest of any county in the U.S., after Orange County.

Today, Santa Clara released its first-ever Vietnamese health assessment to get a better understanding of this growing population’s health needs.

Health Dialogues hears the story of a young Iraqi refugee and asks what services are made available to people fleeing conflict countries.

Disabled and elderly people originally admitted to the U.S. as refugees could lose federal cash assistance today, October 1, 2010. Under a new law, they have to be American citizens in order to receive some benefits.