Denver's Little Saigon: A Landmark History

Join us for an afternoon tour featuring culture, cuisine, and storytelling in Denver’s Little Saigon neighborhood.

About this Event


Join Regis University’s Center for the Study of War Experience, the Far East Center, and Historic Denver for an afternoon tour featuring culture, cuisine, and storytelling in Denver’s Little Saigon neighborhood. The tour will include a stop at the Vietnam War Memorial, erected by the local Vietnamese community, and ample time to explore the Far East Center.


The tour is generously supported by a grant through the National Humanities Center and is a part of the Being Human Festival (US), a nationwide series of 19 public events supported by the National Humanities Center in partnership with humanists and humanities organizations. Led by local artists, scholars, and educators, these events celebrate the richness of the humanities and their role in deepening our understanding of ourselves and the world.

Denver’s Little Saigon: A Landmark History marks the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, a pivotal historical event that ended the Vietnam War. The Fall of Saigon led to one of the most extensive and prolonged refugee crises in history, as an estimated 2.5 million refugees fled from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between 1975 and 1995. In the preceding weeks and immediately after the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, approximately 10,000 Vietnamese refugees arrived and began resettling in Denver. Over the ensuing decade, refugees from Vietnam established businesses in Denver that catered to Asian Americans on South Federal Boulevard between Alameda and Mississippi Avenues. It has remained a vital cultural enclave for Asian Americans in Denver and, to recognize the historic area as a successful and distinct commercial area, Denver’s City Council designated it as the Little Saigon Business District in 2014.

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Agenda


🕑: 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Meet at Regis University to Load Bus

🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Drive on Bus to Vietnam War Memorial

🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:05 PM
1st Stop: Vietnam War Memorial

🕑: 01:05 PM - 01:15 PM
Load Bus and Drive to Far East Center

🕑: 01:15 PM - 01:40 PM
2nd Stop: Far East Center Exploration (Shops and Bakeries)

🕑: 01:45 PM
3rd Stop: Gather in Viet's Restaurant (in Far East Center)

🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Storytelling with Vietnamese Cuisine

Info: Appetizers and small plates will be provided. It will be "family style" serving.

🕑: 02:45 PM
Load Bus

🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Drive back to Regis University

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