2009 Taste & Tour of Little Saigon

Thu., September 17, 5:00~9:00 pm
An Elegant Evening Discovering the Delights of Little Saigon
Thank You to Our 2008 Sponsors and Corporate Table Hosts
Presenting Sponsor ...  HARRAH'S RINCON CASINO & RESORT
Reception Sponsor ...   Union Bank of California
Dinner Sponsor   ...   Warne Enterprises
Silent Auction Sponsor   ...  Time Warner Cable
Media Sponsors   ...   Nguoi Viet Daily News   ...   Westminster Journal
                                  Westminster Mall  
Corporate Table Hosts:
   Wal-Mart   ...   Westminster School District
   Birmingham Development/Windmill Apartments
   Bolsa Chica Self Storage   ...   City of Westminster
   Coastline Community College   ...   Dougherty & Dougherty Architechts, LLP
   Huntington Westminster Senior Apartment Homes
   Kindred Hospital   ...   Makena Great American Storage
   McDonald's of Westminster   ...   Midway City Sanitary District
   Shoreline Ambulance   ...   Soroptimist International of Westminster
   Uncle Pete's Cafe   ...   Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
- The Reception, including Vietnamese entertainment, and refreshments,
   will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm
- The Reception culminates with a limousine tour of Little Saigon
- The evening will conclude with guests enjoying a full-course meal from
   one of Little Saigon's finest restaurants and more entertainment.
- To be placed on the Invitation List or for further information:
  Phone: 714.898.9648
  E-Mail: biz@westminsterchamber.org
Begins at Asian Garden Mall
9200 Bolsa Avenue, Westminster

   On June 17, 1988, then-Governor of California, George Deukmejian, came to Westminster and officially dedicated the name "Little Saigon" to the area bordered by Westminster Boulevard, Bolsa Avenue, Magnolia Street, and Euclid Street.
   After the Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, a huge wave of Vietnamese refugees left their homeland and resettled in the United States. The largest concentration of the refugees settled in Westminster, California. Little Saigon evolved in the mid-1970's when refugees from the Vietnam War settled in the area because of the climate, the prospect of reunions with friends, and job opportunities.
   In September 1989, the Westminster City Council designated Little Saigon a tourist zone and special redevelopment project. This roughly three square mile area is the home of more than 3500 Vietnamese-American businesses. A few started as early as 1977.
   The heart of Little Saigon, is located on a mile-long strip of Bolsa Avenue between Magnolia Avenue to the west and Brookhurst Avenue to the east. Little Saigon is a major tourist attraction representing the largest concentration of shopping and Vietnamese cultural amenities in the world outside Vietnam. Popular Little Saigon attractions include the Asian Garden Mall, a 150,000 square foot shopping place of ethnic boutiques, shops, cafesѡnd the largest gold jewelry mart under one roof in the United States.
   Little Saigon represents for many Southeast Asians a tie to their past and a gateway to their future.
   Among the top entertainment attractions in Orange County, Little Saigon has all the dimensions of an exciting and diversified Asian experience.