1. Who was the first Vietnamese to come to America?

  • Bui Vien
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  • Tran Trong Khiem
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According to the People's Police Newspaper , in the early 1870s, envoy Bui Vien was sent to lead a delegation to the United States to ask for help. The trip by water via Hong Kong lasted about 3 months, and the Nguyen Dynasty envoy met with the then US President Ulysses Simpson Grant. At first, the US side gave favorable signals, but later changed their minds. For a long time, diplomat Bui Vien was still considered the first Vietnamese to set foot in the United States.

But convincing evidence shows that, about twenty years before the Nguyen Dynasty envoy's trip, there was another Vietnamese who, on his way to make a living, came to California, when this land had just been annexed into the United States, the 31st state of America. That person was Mr. Tran Trong Khiem, from Xuan Lung village, Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province (old).

2. Who was the first Vietnamese to become a member of the French Academy?

  • Dao Thai Hanh
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  • Hoang Xuan Phu
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  • Do Van Dai
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The first Vietnamese person elected as a member of the French Academy was Dao Thai Hanh. Mr. Hanh was elected as an honorary member of the French Academy in 1910.

Mr. Dao Thai Hanh was born on February 24, 1871 in An Tich village, An Hoi commune, An Xuyen district, Tan Thanh prefecture, Sa Dec province (later An Hiep commune, Chau Thanh district, old Dong Thap province) in a family of mandarins and Confucian intellectuals.

3. Who was the first Vietnamese ambassador to Europe?

  • Phan Thanh Gian
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  • Pham Phu Thu
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  • Wei Ke Dan
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  • All three of them
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The first three Vietnamese to go on diplomatic missions to Europe were Phan Thanh Gian, Pham Phu Thu and Nguy Khac Dan.

This embassy was dispatched in 1863 under the reign of King Tu Duc to make a diplomatic trip to France and other European countries.

Accordingly, in 1863, under King Tu Duc, Phan Thanh Gian, Pham Phu Thu and Nguy Khac Dan were appointed as chief envoy, deputy envoy and assistant envoy respectively.

4. Who was the first Vietnamese person to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games?

  • Tran Hieu Ngan
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  • Hoang Xuan Vinh
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  • Hoang Anh Tuan
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Since Vietnam integrated into international sports and became an official member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics was the first time Vietnam participated.

The first Vietnamese to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games was shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh with his victory in the men's 10-meter air pistol event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

5. Who was the first Vietnamese to fly into space?

  • Pham Tuan
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  • Trinh Huu Chau
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On July 23, 1980, Hero of the People's Armed Forces, Lieutenant General, pilot Pham Tuan, together with Soviet cosmonaut Viktor Vassilyevich Gorbatko, made a space flight on the Union 37 spacecraft. He became the first Vietnamese and Asian to fly into space. On the flight, he brought with him the National Flag, the Declaration of Independence, and Uncle Ho's Will...

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