Vietnamese Community and Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Citizenship and Immigration Canada: About 50,000 Vietnamese refugees have come to Canada between 1975 and , but a policy shift in the late 80s made it more difficult, leaving many stranded in Thailand. In 2005, Canada Vietnamese community negotiated a settlement with Citizenship and Immigration Canada to allow 105 of them to come here, provided Vietnamese-Canadians stepped up to support newcomers. Beauty for a Cause is part of that deal. , according to NOW. For example, says Nguyen, the association will be able to buy new school bags for kids about to enter school for the first time. We want to make their first experience at school something very memorable for the rest of their life, says Nguyen. But it wasn t for profit. Organizer and hair stylist Kelly Le, sisters Maggie Le an aesthetician and Lilo Le a makeup artist , and stylists Dat Tran and Hung Nguyen donated Sunday salon revenues to the Vietnamese Association of Toronto, a non-profit organization set up to help Vietnamese refugees settle in Canada. It is heartwarming to see our efforts being supported by the community, says Mark Nguyen, executive director of the Vietnamese Association of Toronto. The revenue from several fundraisers including Beauty for a Cause will allow the organization to be more sensitive to the refugee needs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.