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Little Saigon stands on shoulders of early leaders
Frank Jao and Tony Lam don’t agree on everything, but they led the way in the growth of Orange County’s Vietnamese community.
They grew a ‘Little Saigon’ in the shadow of the Pentagon
By car, on foot, by boat and several planes, Vietnamese fleeing the war in Vietnam made their way to Northern Virginia, in ...
Here’s a look at the history of Little Saigon
Following the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnamese immigrants settled in Westminster and the Little Saigon community grew and ...
'Little Saigon Freeway' on 405 honors OC Vietnamese American community
A stretch of the 405 Freeway in Westminster, California, was officially designated the “Little Saigon Freeway” on April 18 to ...
When Vietnamese refugees made their new homes in America, they built Little Saigon communities across the country
Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the enclaves offer community to people who had to build new lives and add vibrancy to ...
Little Saigon Freeway in O.C. dedicated ahead of anniversary of the fall of Saigon
A stretch of the 405 Freeway between Bolsa Avenue and Bolsa Chica Street in Orange County is renamed for the Vietnamese ...
“Little Saigons” have blossomed across the U.S. in the 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War
The Vietnamese community is spread out in clusters throughout Houston. The original Little Saigon popped up in the city’s ...
Trump threatened Vietnam with a huge tariff. How’s that going over in Little Saigon?
In Little Saigon, enmity for the Vietnamese government thrives among the older generation, many of whom arrived in the U.S.
For many in Denver’s Vietnamese community, the fall of Saigon 50 years ago brought a new beginning
The fall of Saigon marked the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Fifty years later, metro Denver’s Vietnamese community looks ...
Voice after the Fall of Saigon: Oakland business owner's harrowing escape
When the communist seized Saigon, Thinh Le and his family knew they had to get out. At just 11 years old, he got on a small ...
How the fall of Saigon shapes Vietnamese communities and bonds in San Diego, 50 years on
Lan Dang, the president of the Vietnamese Federation of San Diego, fled Vietnam with his family in 1994 when he was 11. He ...
Finding connections, 50 years after the fall of Saigon
Her quest to say ‘thank you’ led to the colonel who ran her refugee camp and the aircraft maintainer who may have loaded her ...