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Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Vietnamese Americans
 * Article Evaluation
 * Lead: the article includes the translation of the term Vietnamese American and includes a brief ranking the of the population compared to other Asian ethnic groups in America. It also provides a one sentence description of the immigration history after 1975.
 * Content: the article is broken down into different components that mainly discuss the history, challenges, and socioeconomic status of Vietnamese Americans. The information presented in this article is consistent with the topic
 * Tone and balance: Regarding the political activism, since I personally know the sentiment of South Vietnamese in America, the article does a good job of presenting neutral information regarding the general political beliefs of the population and the political movements that south Vietnamese participated in.
 * Sources and references: there are a lot of resources, especially articles and reports of ethnic groups in America. I checked a few links and they all lead to reliable sources like the Los Angeles Times or the U.S Department of Immigration.
 * Organization: the article is broken down into clear sections with their own subsections that dive deeper into the characteristics and history of Vietnamese Americans.
 * Images and media: all the pictures used in this article relate to at least one section of the article.
 * Talk page: the article is rated B-Class and not an important topic. It's also linked with other WikiProjects like WikiProject Vietnam and WikiProject Ethnic Groups.
 * Overall impression: from my personal knowledge, the article provides a good but brief history of the immigration process from Vietnam to America and didn't break it down into three different phases. It gives a pretty general idea of the involvement of Vietnamese American in politics and the social movements that this population supports. However, it does focus mostly on south Vietnamese, who carry quite a different sentiment and identity compared to north Vietnamese and recent Vietnamese immigrants. The Migration Policy Institute does provide better statistics and more detailed demographics of Vietnamese Americans in different states, as well as socioeconomic components that are unique for this population.


 * Sources
 * https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/vietnamese-immigrants-united-states-5

Option 2

 * Article title
 * South Vietnam


 * Article Evaluation
 * Lead: the article has a long lead that provides the history from the establishment of South Vietnam to the transition into the current Socialist Republic of Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon in 1975. It also contains specific details of dates, historical figures, and some significant battles during the Vietnam War.
 * Content: the article breaks down the history of South Saigon into four periods from the established date until 1975. Each period discusses different political climate and major historical figures that contribute to the lifestyle and governing of the nation. In other sub sections of the article, there is also detailed information of different leaders of South Vietnam and the government branches involved. Because the nation was short-lived, there isn't much information about the social and cultural aspect, otherwise everything else is relevant and sufficient.
 * Tone and balance: since the information mainly regards the history and development of the nation, the tone is neutral and shows no bias in favor of or against South Vietnam and its government.
 * Sources and reference: a lot of the sources for this article come from scholarly research like University of Kentucky or University of Virginia. They also come from history books and projects that contribute the neutrality and unbiased tone.
 * Organization: the lead could be more concise since it contains some information mentioned later in the article itself. The breakdown of different topics is easy to follow, and some sections also have sub sections that provides more detailed information.
 * Images and media: real podcast during the 1960s in South Vietnam is included in the radio and media section of the article. There are not a lot of pictures throughout the article except for a few to visualize the examples mentioned in the text.
 * Talk page: the article is rated C-Class as Top Importance. It's also associated with several WikiProjects such as "Former countries" and "Southeast Asia".
 * Overall impression: this article provides a good over view of the establishment and culture of South Vietnam before the Communist government took over. Some of the information here also explains the sentiment of Vietnamese American in the earlier article regarding pro-democracy movements and the support for Hong Kong recently. The article should include the American perspectives about South Vietnam since the American government was heavily involved in the establishment of the nation and financially supported the military. Moreover, providing a brief background of those who were imprisoned after the war ended for the readers to gain a better understanding behind the motivation of the first wave of Vietnamese immigrants coming to the United States.


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Option 3

 * Article title
 * German Americans


 * Article Evaluation
 * Lead: the lead provides a brief overview of the history and establishment of German Americans in the United States, and it also discusses some of the traditions that this group of immigrants brought over.
 * Content: the article is broken down into several sections, with the first one discussing the establishment of German immigrants in the United States during the colonial era. The sub sections further discuss the settlement in different states, with Pennsylvania being the most prominent area in the beginning of the settlement process. It also discusses the sentiment of German Americans during World War I and II, and the discriminations that they faced in the earlier process and throughout the wars. There's a big section in the article that discusses the assimilation and the loss of cultural presence of German Americans in the modern world, and it also analyzes the reasoning behind it.
 * Tone and balance: this is a fairly historical piece with lots of quantitative information, and the discussions regarding World War I and II only talk about the discriminations and the movements to resist them. Overall the article is neutral and shows no biases.
 * Sources and references: there are a lot of sources for this article and the further readings section also contains primary resources for readers to conduct deeper research. The discussion about the assimilation issue of German Americans uses lots of references from academic writings and scholarly research papers.
 * Organization: the article is well organized and has a nice flow from the historical background, the cultural and social aspect, and finally the issues and challenges that this group of people have until today.
 * Images and media: there are a lot of maps used to describe the demographic of German Americans in different states. There are some pictures that describe the political sentiment against this group of immigrants as well.
 * Talk page: this article is rated B-class, Low Importance. It's also a part of some WikiProjects like Germany, Christianity, and Ethnic groups.
 * Overall impression: the deep analysis of the assimilation issue and the disappearance of German culture in America was surprising to me. It provides very specific information that would be found in academic writings and research papers instead of an article that gives a brief overview of the topic. By looking at the settlement of another ethnic group in America, I would have a benchmark to compare the reasonings and motivations behind the immigration process and the discriminations that took place against immigrants in general.


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