Hoa (
Chinese people) refers to a
minority group living in
Vietnam consisting of persons considered
ethnic Chinese ("Overseas Chinese"). They are often referred to as
Chinese Vietnamese,
Vietnamese Chinese,
Sino-Vietnamese, or
ethnic Chinese in/from Vietnam by the general Vietnamese populace, Overseas Vietnamese and other ethnic Chinese. The Vietnamese government's classification of the Hoa excludes two other groups of Chinese-speaking peoples, the
San Diu people and the
Ngái people. The Hoa constitute one group of
Overseas Chinese and contain one of the largest Overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia.