1. Little Saigon and Paris by Night- Creating a Sense of Identity
... stores, supermarkets, and professional offices. Little Saigon is: an ethnic enclave [that] not only brought new possibilities for imagining community, but it also resurrected the old capital in a new physical space, complete with cultural institutions to foster this imagined community (Nguyen 199). The center is considered a home for many Vietnamese Americans. Started by the refugees in the mid-1970s, Little Saigon ... faces and language, we never feel out of place" (Dizon). Moreover, the presence of Vietnamese people is what makes Little Saigon more noticeable and exclusive. In an inte...
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