This chapter explores the transnational relationship between Vietnamese Americans in New Orleans and Vietnam, focusing on the persistent vitality of diasporic consciousness despite decades of separation. The analysis tracks the multifaceted flows of remittances, return visits, and information, demonstrating that filial piety and spiritual devotion to home parishes remain the primary drivers of enduring long-distance connections. While these ties offer crucial economic support to relatives in Vietnam, they simultaneously create idealized social expectations among the homeland population, which can deter return visits by overseas Vietnamese (Viet Kieu). The chapter then critically examines the Vietnamese government’s de-territorialisation policy (Resolution No. 36/2004), which aims to integrate overseas Vietnamese as an “inseparable part” of the nation for economic gain. Through ethnographic cases, including the failure of local liaison associations (ALOV) and the high-profile conflict involving Congressman Joseph Cao, it argues that this policy paradoxically solidifies the divide. Rather than fostering integration, the government's approach inadvertently reinforces anti-communist sentiment, prompting activists to utilize American political channels (like the New Orleans City Council) to counter the homeland regime and affirm their distinct identity as exiles.