Analysis of the Vietnamese Community in Santa Clara County, CA GIS 206A – Mid-Term Project Professor L. Estrada By: Quyen Dinh February 8, 2011

Snap Shot of Community* Racial & Ethnic Diversity – White: 45% – Asian Pacific Islander: 27% – Hispanic/Latinos: 24% – African Americans: 3% – Other: 1% Median Family Income: $80K Percent with Limited English Proficiency: 22% 2 *All data from Census 2000 as reported in United Way of Silicon Valley Report: Santa Clara County Trends & Needs Assessment Report – May 2005Santa Clara County Trends & Needs Assessment Report – May 2005

Objective of Project Mid-Term – Locate neighborhoods that are densely populated with Vietnamese community members (using Census Tract level data) – Identify socioeconomic trends associated with these neighborhoods Final – Add client data from a Vietnamese community-based organization (using client addresses) – Make recommendations on where the organization should expand their services 3

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5 Census Tract Concentration Field created by Aggregating Total Vietnamese/Total Population

6 *Income Index (Using HUD Definition of Low Income):.30(Median Income) = Extremely Low Income;.50(Median Income) = Very Low;.80(Median Income) = Low

7 Tracts were derived by Querying SCC_Clips for Median Income.24

Skills Inset map (slide 2) – California State & Santa Clara County Shape Files Point or line graduated symbol (slides 3&4) – Proportion Vietnamese Population per Tract Aggregating attribute fields (slide 3) – Vietnamese Concentration per Tract Geoprocessing (slide2-5) – Santa Clara County & San Jose Shape Files Clipped Creating indices (slides 3&4) – Income Index Attribute sub-sets selections (slide 5) – Low Income & High Concentration Tracts Charts or Images (slide 2&5) – Image of San Jose Protest – Summary Profile of Low Income & High Concentration Tracts 8