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The rich, resilient history of Sacramento's Little Saigon neighborhood

NEIGHBORHOOD ALIVE. ON SACRAMENTO’S STOCKTON BOULEVARD. INSIDE THIS VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT, TRADITION IS IMPORTANT. THE RESTAURANT’S BEEN HERE ABOUT 19 YEARS, BUT MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK OVER RIGHT ...
Daily Breeze

From refugees to power brokers: How Little Saigon became a political force

In 1984, volunteers stood outside supermarkets in Orange County, clipboards in hand, helping fellow Vietnamese Americans register to vote. Van Tran, then a freshman at UC Irvine, was one of them. The ...
Orange County Register

As Little Saigon celebrates Tết and a major milestone, more is known about its vitality, needs

As the Little Saigon community gathers to celebrate Tết, the Lunar New Year, we know a little bit more about its residents than before in its nearly 50 years. Many of this year’s celebrations – ...
Orange County Register

Here’s a look at the history of Little Saigon

As the southern city of Saigon fell and South Vietnamese residents fled, tens of thousands made their way to the United States and many to Orange County where they gave birth to Little Saigon. And in ...
East Bay Times

When Vietnamese refugees made their new homes in America, they built Little Saigon communities across the country

The fall of Saigon 50 years ago prompted a mass exodus of Vietnamese over the next months and years. Many were evacuated by the United States military and brought to America to resettle. And as more ...