Little Saigon
Overseas Vietnamese neighborhood
Little Saigon is a Vietnamese ethnic enclave, typically a neighborhood or commercial district with Vietnamese restaurants, shops, and cultural institutions.
The name references Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) and marks communities formed by refugees after the Vietnam War.
The largest is in Orange County, California, but Little Saigons exist in cities across the United States, Australia, and elsewhere: We drove to Little Saigon for pho.
Informal fake spelling
- banh miVietnamese filled baguette
- pho gaVietnamese chicken noodle soup
- fish sauceFermented anchovy condiment
- lemongrassFragrant tropical culinary grass
vermicelli · rice paper · durian · boba
London's political center
- Orange CountyCitrus-named jurisdiction
- Vietnamese AmericansUS immigrants from Hanoi's nation
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
resettlement · immigrant community · bilingual · signage · strip mall · plaza · business district · San Jose
Unity among allies
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- eldersSenior community members
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- templeSacred worship structure
mutual aid · language school · youth programs · veterans · boat people · generation gap · homeland · nostalgia
Religious honoring of forebears
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- pagodasTiered East Asian towers
- red envelopesMonetary gifts in colored packets
- dragon danceCeremonial Chinese procession performance
lion dance · mooncake · Confucianism · calligraphy · zodiac · Lunar New Year · altar · offerings
pho
Informal fake spelling
- banh miVietnamese filled baguette
- pho gaVietnamese chicken noodle soup
- fish sauceFermented anchovy condiment
lemongrass · vermicelli · rice paper · durian · boba
Westminster
London's political center
- Orange CountyCitrus-named jurisdiction
- Vietnamese AmericansUS immigrants from Hanoi's nation
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
diaspora · resettlement · immigrant community · bilingual · signage · strip mall · plaza · business district · San Jose · Houston
solidarity
Unity among allies
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- eldersSenior community members
- churchPlace of Christian worship
temple · mutual aid · language school · youth programs · veterans · boat people · generation gap · homeland · nostalgia · remittances
ancestral worship
Religious honoring of forebears
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- pagodasTiered East Asian towers
- red envelopesMonetary gifts in colored packets
dragon dance · lion dance · mooncake · Confucianism · calligraphy · zodiac · Lunar New Year · altar · offerings · folk music
Little SaigonChinatown
Asian immigrant neighborhood
Koreatown · Little Tokyo · Little Italy · Little Havana · Little India
Little SaigonHo Chi Minh City
Vietnam's southern economic center
Hanoi · North Vietnam · Saigon · Vietnam · Da Nang