This paper focuses on the contributions of the Vietnamese Diaspora to Vietnam’s economic
growth by examining its unique formation and subsequent actual and potential impact on the
emerging economy. A review of recent government policy toward the Vietnamese Diaspora and
their official contributions reveal that the Diaspora has used informal networks as their primary
route to make investments. This paper seeks to establish that there is the emergence of an
integrated Vietnamese Diaspora network-a combination of formal organizations and the
existing informal networks-facilitating the greater investment, flow and knowledge exchange
between the Vietnamese Diaspora and Vietnam increasing the overall Diaspora contribution to
Vietnam’s economic growth.