An outpost for Chicano culture in Vietnam attracts community — and occasional concerns among older generations inclined to associate tattoos with gangs.

In 1960 America had 700 military “advisers” helping the pro-Western government of South Vietnam; by the end of 1964, that number had grown to 23,000. It was still too little.

An outpost for Chicano culture in Vietnam attracts community — and occasional concerns among older generations inclined to associate tattoos with gangs.

Vietnam’s own Chicano “movement” began 10 years ago, when Nguyen Huynh Thanh Liem opened a barbershop dedicated to Chicano culture in Ho Chi Minh City.