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Lawmakers criticize San Jose’s restriction on Vietnamese garden amid political tensions
On Tuesday, California state lawmakers criticized San Jose officials for restricting access to the Vietnamese Heritage Garden, a site that h...
Michelle De Pacina
Crime
Man sentenced for double murder at restaurant in Houston’s Little Saigon
A 51-year-old repeat offender, Bich Xuan Dang, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for his involvement in a double murder at a Vietnamese re...
Culture
New mural in Sacramento’s Little Saigon accused of inaccuracies, lack of representation
A 500-foot mural project in Sacramento’s Little Saigon that purportedly intended to celebrate the Lunar New Year — or Tet in Vietnames...
Ryan General
Seattle’s Little Saigon to get $55 million Vietnamese cultural center
The Chinatown-International District’s Little Saigon neighborhood in Seattle will be home to the new Vietnamese Culture and Economic Center....
Seattle city council member slams colleague for public safety issues in Chinatown
Seattle city council member Sara Nelson publicly criticized her colleague Tammy Morales during a press conference due to increasing public s...
News
Dozens of protesters march against Seattle’s planned homeless shelter near International District
Approximately 100 protesters flocked to Seattle City Hall to express concerns that a planned homeless shelter in the SODO neighborhood will...
Asian woman, 60, dies after being shot multiple times during attempted robbery in Oakland’s Little Saigon
A 60-year-old Asian woman was killed in an attempted robbery in Oakland, California, on Sunday afternoon. She was inside a parked vehicle ...
Business
Slow police response time blamed after 7 businesses in Oakland’s Little Saigon burglarized in under 2 hours
Burglars in California ransacked seven businesses at a strip mall in Oakland’s Little Saigon neighborhood on Monday. The burglars entered ...
Asian community leaders in Oakland offer $20,000 reward for capture of Uber driver’s killers
Community leaders in Oakland Chinatown revealed that they are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the fatal s...
Westminster park renamed after Tony Lam, the first Vietnamese American to win political office
Park West Park in Westminster, California, has been renamed after Tony Lam, the first Vietnamese American elected into political office in ...
Asian couple robbed at gunpoint in daytime attack in Oakland’s Little Saigon
An Asian couple fell victim to a violent robbery in Oakland’s Little Saigon on Feb. 16. The incident, which was captured by CCTV, occurred ...
Carl Samson
‘Pastor’ in Little Saigon Pleads Guilty in $33 Million Investment Scam
The co-founder of the Church of the Healthy Self located in a strip mall in the Little Saigon area of Westminster, California has pleaded gu...
Bryan Ke
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