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SUMMARY:Little Saigon Walking Tour - Clarendon Neighborhood
DESCRIPTION:Explore and Learn about the Little Saigon Area of 
 Clarendon\n\nIn partnership with local writer Kim O'Connell and the Center 
 for Local History.\n\nRegistrations are open for two timeslots:\n\n\n	10:00 
 a.m Little Saigon Walking Tour\n	12:00 p.m Little Saigon Walking 
 Tour\n\n\nJoin us for a five-stop tour around Clarendon to illuminate the 
 neighborhood's rich Vietnamese history\, led by the author of the booklet 
 Echoes of Little Saigon\, which was made possible with a generous grant 
 from Virginia Humanities and support from Arlington Cultural Affairs\; 
 Arlington’s Historic Preservation Program\; and the Arlington County 
 Library’s Center for Local History. The booklet is a companion project to 
 the Echoes of Little Saigon website and StoryMap\, which includes oral 
 histories\, documentary videos\, and more.\n\n\n\nAbout Little Saigon: 
 Little Saigon refers to the Vietnamese ethnic enclave in the Clarendon 
 neighborhood of Arlington\, Virginia\, which served the large refugee 
 population that immigrated after the fall of Saigon on April 30\, 1975. The 
 neighborhood became a vibrant hub of Vietnamese commerce and social 
 activity and reached its peak during the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. The 
 opening of the WMATA Clarendon Metro station eventually sparked new 
 development\, resulting in higher rents\, and businesses closed or 
 relocated\, notably to the nearby Eden Center. Nam Viet Restaurant is the 
 last remaining original Vietnamese business in Clarendon. For more info\, 
 please view this video of Little Saigon Walking Tour\, November 
 2021.\n\nThis walking tour is part of a larger program Remembering Little 
 Saigon.\n\nLocation: This tour will begin and end outside of the Clarendon 
 Metro Station\, 3100 Wilson Blvd\, Arlington\, VA 22201.\n\nREGISTRATION 
 REQUIRED\n\nPart of Arlington Public Library's celebration of Asian 
 American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
LOCATION:Clarendon Metro Station\, 3100 Wilson Blvd\, Arlington\, VA 22201\, *Off-Site
ORGANIZER;CN="Brittany Veland":MAILTO:bveland@arlingtonva.us
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture, History
CONTACT;CN="Brittany Veland":MAILTO:bveland@arlingtonva.us
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