... homeland including its capital, Saigon, Little Saigon represents memory, hope and a symbol of the lost capital and homeland. Indeed, the end of the Vietnam War sparked the beginning of Little Saigons, with the great effort and contribution of the first wave refugees. Little Saigons have sprung up in U.S cities including Philadelphia, Houston, Chicago, and San Jose. But the most renowned and officially ... culture. Although Tet festival is being celebrated, big or small, in every Vietnamese community; the heart of the Vietnamese American community, Little Saigon in Orange County, holds th...

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... , sinister, sardonic, disillusioned, frightened and insecure loners (usually men), struggling to survive and ultimately losing. The females in film noir are either of two types - dutiful, reliable, trustworthy and loving women; or femme fatales - mysterious, duplicitous, double-crossing, gorgeous, unloving, predatory, tough-sweet, ... often in murky and dark streets, dimly-lit apartments and hotel rooms of big cities. [Often-times, war-time scarcities were the reason for the reduced budgets and shadowy, stark sets of B-pictures and film noirs.] Narratives are frequently complex and convol...

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