Tenderloin Residents Celebrate Unveiling of Little SaigonBrynn Kennedybyline‚ Jul. 16‚ 2008The Vietnamese American community celebrated a special moment in history yesterday with the unveiling of the Gateway to San Francisco’s Little Saigon. Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Chris Daly unveiled the two pillars, located on Larkin Street at Eddy, to the delight of the hundreds in attendance. The pillars mark the beginning of the Little Saigon District that stretches down the Larkin Street corridor from McAllister to Geary and into the surrounding neighborhood, which is home to 10,000 Vietnamese Americans. The establishment of the Little Saigon District honors these Vietnamese Americans and their cultural and economic contributions to the city of San Francisco, while also giving the Vietnamese American community a way to honor and remember the home they left behind. |