Little Saigon | |
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Neighborhood of Philadelphia | |
 Vietnamese temple near Washington Avenue | |
  Little Saigon | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′09″N 75°09′25″W / 39.9359481°N 75.1569406°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| City | Philadelphia |
| ZIP Code | 19147 |
| Area code(s) | 215, 267 and 445 |
One of the largest Vietnamese neighborhoods in the United States is Philadelphia's Little Saigon, located in Passyunk Square, a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. This heart of the Philadelphia metropolitan area's rapidly growing Vietnamese community is centered on the intersection of S. Eighth Street and Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia,[1] with "one of the largest Vietnamese populations on the east coast,"[2][3] and is a district where "... neon signs lure shoppers into grocery stores, restaurants, and karaoke bars set back from the street in low-rise concrete strip malls. Shoppers pushing carts laden with rice noodles, bean cakes and imported spices and sauces pack suburban-style parking lots behind the complexes."[4] The author further states that the Vietnamese are now (as of 2013) the largest ethnic community in the Washington Avenue/Passyunk Square section of the city and that the entire Vietnamese population of Philadelphia is larger than that of New York City.[3]
Southwest Philadelphia and Northeast Philadelphia also contain Vietnamese American neighborhoods. Mimicking Little Saigon is Baby Saigon, a small Vietnamese neighborhood located in the Whitman neighborhood of South Philadelphia, bordering Cambodia Town. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese community has additionally expanded eastward across the Delaware River to Camden, Cherry Hill, Woodlynne,[5] and as far as Atlantic City[6] in the neighboring U.S. state of New Jersey.[7]
- ^ Setha M. Low (2010-07-05). On the Plaza: The Politics of Public Space and Culture. ISBN 9780292788268.
- ^ "In South Philly, Subtly Staking Territory". 14 December 2011.
- ^ a b Setha M. Low; Dana Taplin; Suzanne Scheld (2009-05-21). Rethinking Urban Parks: Public Space and Cultural Diversity. ISBN 9780292778214.
- ^ "For Vietnamese Businesses, Washington Ave Is Little Saigon".
- ^ "New Jersey Vietnamese Population Percentage City Rank Based on US Census 2010 data". World Media Group. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "City of Atlantic City Celebrates Vietnamese New Year". City of Atlantic City. January 30, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "Vietnamese". EthnicNJ.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.