Northern Thai/Lanna and many Lao are genetically much closer to Viets than to other Thais

@athena why should a Vietnamese carry a greek username? 

@naval why do you have an english military name?

@qamzardaan Vietnam did not force assimilation. At the present time, I don't know because I have not followed that topic. Chinese in Vietnam were free to open their chinese language schools. The chinese that are assimilated have been in Vietnam for many generations, ie, since Ming dysnasty 400 years ago and many have intermarried into the population, I don't think there are a huge numbers who are 100%.  An informal way to tell how long they've been in VN is by the spelling. The chinese last name "Zhou" in Vietnamized version "chau" if they were more recent immigrant. If they have been in vietnam much longer it's "chu". 

I've met a small number of 3rd gen  chinese from Vietnam, who have assimilated. I don't know what portion (I haven't done research) but it seems to me there are so many 3rd gen that haven't.  If political conditions continued they could have become much more assimilated. But the war ended in 1975 they ran overseas so that process got disrupted. Compared to Chinese in Thailand, I assume Thailand has a lot more recent immigrants than Vietnam (am I correct?) who are third gen but are completely integrated.  As much as we, because of Western value, dislike that behavior, force assimilation does work for the benefit of that country's unity and political stability.  

@athena Because I am Filipino so what's your excuse? 

@naval so how is naval Filipino? 
what’s my excuse? I didn’t know I needed any excuse.