Viet Museum
The Viet Museum or the Museum of the Boat People & the Republic of Vietnam is a museum focusing on the experience of Vietnamese Americans and their journey from Vietnam to the United States.Photo: San Jose Trip, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in San Jose, California
- Also known as: “Greenawalt House”, “Greenwalt House”, and “Museum of the Boat People & the Republic of Vietnam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include History Park and Japanese Friendship Garden.
History Park
Park
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
History Park at Kelley Park in San Jose, California, United States, is designed as an indoor/outdoor museum, arranged to appear as a small US town might have in the early 1900s. History Park is situated 540 feet east of Viet Museum.
Japanese Friendship Garden
Garden
Photo: Niteowlneils, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Japanese Friendship Garden is a walled section of Kelley Park in San Jose, California, United States. Dedicated in October 1965, it is patterned after Japan's famous Korakuen Garden in Okayama and spans six acres. Japanese Friendship Garden is situated 680 feet northwest of Viet Museum.
Chinese American Historical Museum
Museum
History Park at Kelley Park in San Jose, California, United States, is designed as an indoor/outdoor museum, arranged to appear as a small US town might have in the early 1900s. Chinese American Historical Museum is situated 550 feet east of Viet Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spartan Keyes and Little Saigon.
Spartan Keyes
Neighborhood
Photo: Cristiano Tomás, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spartan Keyes is a neighborhood of central San Jose, California, located just south of Downtown San Jose. Spartan Keyes is home to a notable community of artists, art studios, and galleries.
Little Saigon
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Saigon is a neighborhood of San Jose, California, located in East San Jose. It is a hub for Silicon Valley's Vietnamese community and one of the largest Little Saigons in the world, as San Jose has more Vietnamese residents than any city outside of Vietnam.
Naglee Park
Neighborhood
Photo: David Sawyer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Naglee Park is a historic residential neighborhood in San Jose, California, to the east of Downtown San Jose and San Jose State University.
Viet Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.32029° or 37° 19′ 13″ northLongitude
-121.85997° or 121° 51′ 36″ westElevation
148 feet (45 metres)Height
34 feet (10 metres)Open location code
849W84CR+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 28503277OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7928444
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Vietnamese to Wu Chinese—“Viet Museum” goes by many names.
- Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Người Việt”
- Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Thuyền nhân và Việt Nam Cộng hoà”
- Vietnamese: “Viện bảo tàng Người Việt”
- Vietnamese: “Viện Bảo tàng Người Việt”
- Vietnamese: “Viện Bảo Tàng Việt Nam”
- Vietnamese: “Viet Museum”
- Wu Chinese: “Viet Museum”
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