The
Vietnamese American community in the
Seattle, Washington
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area is home to a large
Vietnamese population of more than 55,000 residents, which is about 1.5% of the metropolitan area's population. Much of the Vietnamese community lives in the
Chinatown-International District, South Seattle, and the University District. Many Vietnamese arrived post-Vietnam War during the 1970s. Several thousand arrived at
Camp Murray in the 1970s.
A significant, prosperous Vietnamese American business district centered at 12th Avenue and Jackson Street, immediately east of the city's considerably older Chinatown district. This Vietnamese area has not been officially designated a "Little Saigon", although a few street signs with this name have been erected. Rather, the area – along with the Chinatown district – has retained the longstanding name International District (now officially Chinatown/International District, but often just "The I.D."), dating back to the late 1940s. The predominantly Chinese and predominantly Vietnamese areas are separated from one another by an Interstate 5 viaduct, but there is easy pedestrian and car access between the two.
There is a community center, Friends of Little Saigon, which serves the Vietnamese community of Greater Seattle.
Vietnamese restaurants include
Ba Bar
Ba Bar is a small chain of Vietnamese restaurants in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Description and history
Ba Bar operates in three locations: on Capitol Hill, in South Lake Union, and in the University District. In 2022, the South ...
,
Hello Em
Hello Em Việt Coffee & Roastery, or simply Hello Em, is a Vietnamese Coffeehouse, coffee shop in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington.
Description
Hello Em is a "sleek" Vietnamese Coffeehouse, coffee shop on Weller Str ...
,
Monsoon
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,
Phở Bắc,
Phởcific Standard Time,
Saigon Deli,
Saigon Vietnam Deli
Saigon Vietnam Deli is a Vietnamese restaurant in Seattle's Chinatown–International District, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Description
The menu has included 13 variations of bánh mì (including barbecue pork, chicken, fish, and tofu va ...
,
Stateside, and
Tamarind Tree
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References
Asian-American culture in Seattle
Vietnamese-American culture in Washington (state)
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