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The city of Houston, Texas, has the largest community of Vietnamese in the United States outside of California. Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States.
Between 150,000 and 300,000 Vietnamese live in Houston. It is difficult to know an exact number because many Vietnamese do not complete census forms in the United States. They do not trust government officials in the U.S. because they learned not to trust government officials in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese population in Houston and other Texas cities is growing. That is because many Vietnamese who have family members in the United States are able to get visas designed to reunify families. These newly-arrived Vietnamese bring strong connections to the language and culture of their country to the Houston Vietnamese community.
Many of them listen to Radio Saigon-Houston.
Vu Thanh Thuy talks with listeners who call to discuss their families, politics and events in Vietnam. She owns the station with her husband. They were both journalists in Vietnam. She then became a reporter for a newspaper in San Diego, California.
Many Vietnamese in the United States listen to her. Some Vietnamese stations in other parts of the United States broadcast her program. And some people in Vietnam listen to it on the internet.
"This morning our station did an interview with a priest in Vietnam who was leading a group of 18,000 protester(s) in the Central Vietnam against the pollution."
She says the station broadcasts programs on many issues.
"There's a show to answer any kind of question. You come up with a question and ask me I will tell you when to listen and, you know, at what time, what day to listen."
The radio station is in a part of Houston where many Vietnamese live and work. Even the street signs are in Vietnamese. Near the station are a large Vietnamese Buddhist pagoda and a Vietnamese Catholic church. The shopping center where the station has its studios has many Vietnamese restaurants, tea shops, bakeries and health food stores.
Many people who work and shop in the area speak only Vietnamese. For some who have recently arrived from Vietnam, as well as for some who have been here many years, the area is a place where they can be comfortable.
Vu Thanh Thuy says the station helps people who grew up in Vietnam adjust to their new life in the United States.

词汇解析

1.Houston 休斯顿（美国得克萨斯州港市）

On top of that, I hurt my knee against Houston just six games into the season.
不仅如此，在新赛季的第六场比赛，我就在休斯顿伤到了膝盖RaQYUn9n=AZjRfF。
2.Vietnam 越南

And Al, although also in Vietnam, is not with him for support.
而尽管艾尔亦在越南，他却不亲在鸟人身边给他支持ln0REZXV0ySB_。

3.visa 签证

I've given up trying to get a visa; there is too much red tape involved.
我不想再去搞签证了，繁文缛节太多%my)S!%PPeVSK~。

4.reunify 再联合，再统一（unify+前缀re-）

For this, we never renounce the use of force, as it is common aspiration and sacred mission of the people of China to safeguard China’s sovereignty and also to reunify our motherland.
为此，我们不承诺放弃使用武力s6bXMK4Lh%5。 维护中国主权和领土完整，实现祖国的完全统一是全体中国人民的共同愿望和神圣使命jSuwf^Td4BuLatuXAGu。

内容解析

1.Vu Thanh Thuy says the station helps people who grew up in Vietnam adjust to their new life in the United States.

adjust to 适应，调整，习惯于

We can adjust easily to metric measurement.
我们很容易习惯公制QY9fqvwS]L。
The body adjusts itself to changes of temperature.
身体能自行调节以适应气温变化vvfo7U#@_X|.%M。

2.That is because many Vietnamese who have family members in the United States are able to get visas designed to reunify families.