Despite the lingering conflict between the government of Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora in the United States, issues of remittance and relationship relaxation between the refugees and Vietnamese government happened both in the 1990s. Recent years have seen the attitude-change of the returning diaspora and their shifting strategies of working in Vietnam. This paper describes the first step toward rapprochement between Vietnam and its diaspora in the United States, by analysing the attempts of Vietnam to approach its diaspora in the United States and the reactions of the diasporic community members. On the other hand, it also describes the efforts of Vietnamese Americans to empower Vietnamese people through philanthropic and civic engagement activities. The rapprochement via media and civic engagement reveals a shift from hard, intense ideological conflict to soft tactics in the transnational relation between Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora in the United States. This paper concludes that the process to rapprochement is still challenged by the significant differences in political views between the two sides. It suggests that the process of negotiation and conflict resolution be conducted with openness, honesty and acceptance of differences.

尽管越南政府与在美国的越南侨民之间的冲突挥之不去，但难民与越南政府之间的汇款和关系缓和问题都发生在 1990 年代。近年来，海外侨民的态度发生了转变，他们在越南工作的策略也发生了转变。本文通过分析越南试图接近其在美国的侨民以及侨民社区成员的反应，描述了越南与其在美国的侨民之间和解的第一步。另一方面，它还描述了越南裔美国人通过慈善和公民参与活动赋予越南人民权力的努力。通过媒体和公民参与的和解揭示了从硬的转变，在越南与美国的越南侨民之间的跨国关系中，激烈的意识形态冲突与软策略的冲突。本文的结论是，两国的和解进程仍然受到双方政治观点显着差异的挑战。它建议以开放、诚实和接受差异的方式进行谈判和解决冲突的过程。