1. Who was the first Vietnamese person to arrive in 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, Ambassador Bui Vien was sent to lead a delegation to the United States to seek aid. The journey by sea via Hong Kong lasted about three months, during which the Nguyen Dynasty ambassador met with then-US President Ulysses Simpson Grant. Initially, the US side signaled their agreement, but later changed their minds. For a long time, diplomat Bui Vien has been considered the first Vietnamese person to set foot in the United States.

However, compelling evidence shows that about twenty years before the Nguyen Dynasty envoy's trip, another Vietnamese man, seeking a livelihood, had arrived in California when the country had just been incorporated into the United States, the 31st state of America. That man was Mr. Tran Trong Khiem, from Xuan Lung village, Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province (formerly).

2. Who was the first Vietnamese person 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 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, former Dong Thap province) into a family of officials and Confucian scholars.

3. Who was the first Vietnamese envoy to Europe?

  • Phan Thanh Giản
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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 Giản, Phạm Phú Thứ, and Ngụy Khắc Đản.

This diplomatic mission was dispatched in 1863 during the reign of Emperor Tự Đức to undertake a diplomatic mission to France and other European countries.

Accordingly, in 1863, during the reign of Emperor Tự Đức, Phan Thanh Giản, Phạm Phú Thứ, and Ngụy Khắc Đản were appointed respectively as chief envoy, deputy envoy, and assistant envoy.

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 marked Vietnam's first participation.

The first Vietnamese person to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games was shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh, who won the men's 10-meter air pistol event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

5. Who was the first Vietnamese person 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, along with Soviet cosmonaut Viktor Vassilyevich Gorbatko, made a space flight aboard the Soyuz 37 spacecraft. He became the first Vietnamese and Asian to fly into space. On the flight, he carried the national flag, the Declaration of Independence, and President Ho Chi Minh's will…

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