Main entry:

Allen-Kim, Erica, author.

Title & Author:

Building little Saigon : refugee urbanism in American cities and suburbs / Erica Allen-Kim.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2024.
©2024

Description:

216 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Series:

Lateral exchanges: architecture, urban development, and transnational practices

Notes:
Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Fleeing BackwardChapter 1. Pagodas, Dive Bars, and Storefront MuseumsChapter 2. The Social Life of Mini-MallsChapter 3. Memorials to a Never-Ending WarChapter 4. Downtown Saigon USAChapter 5. Houston's Little Saigon: The Architecture of SurvivalEpilogue. Refuge for AllAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Fleeing backward -- Pagodas, dive bars, and storefront museums -- The social life of mini-malls -- Memorials to a never-ending war -- Downtown Saigon USA -- Houston's Little Saigon : the architecture of survival -- Epilogue. Refuge for all.

Summary:

"In the final days before the fall of Saigon in 1975, nearly 140,000 Vietnamese who were evacuated or who made their own way out of the country were resettled in the United States. Finding themselves in unfamiliar places yet still connected in exile, these refugees began building their own communities as memorials to a lost homeland. Known both officially and unofficially as Little Saigons, these built landscapes offer space for everyday activities as well as the staging of cultural heritage and political events. Building Little Saigon examines nearly fifty years of city building by Vietnamese refugees and their children. Author Erica Allen-Kim highlights architecture and planning ideas interpreted by the Vietnamese communities who, in turn, have influenced planning policies and mainstream practices. Allen-Kim traveled to 10 Little Saigons in the United States to visit archives, buildings, and public art, and to converse with developers, community planners, artists, business owners, and Vietnam veterans. By examining everyday buildings--who made them and what they mean for those who know them--Building Little Saigon shows us the complexities of migration unfolding across lifetimes and generations"-- Provided by publisher.
"An in-depth look at the diverging paths of Vietnamese American communities, or "Little Saigons," in America's built environment"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781477329719 paperback
1477329714 paperback
9781477322994 hardcover
147732299X hardcover
(pdf)
9781477323007
(epub)
9781477323014

Subject:

Asian American neighborhoods History.
Asian American neighborhoods Planning History.
Ethnic neighborhoods United States Planning History Case studies.
Vietnamese American business enterprises History.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Refugees United States History.
Vietnamese Americans History.
Américains d'origine vietnamienne Histoire.
Quartiers ethniques États-Unis Planification Histoire Études de cas.
Entreprises américaines d'origine vietnamienne Histoire.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Réfugiés États-Unis Histoire.
ARCHITECTURE / Criticism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies.
Asian American neighborhoods
Refugees
Vietnamese American business enterprises
Vietnamese Americans
United States

Form/genre:

Case studies
History

Added entries:

Lateral exchanges.

Refugee urbanism in American cities and suburbs

Holdings:

Location: Library main 320255
Call No.: 320255
Copy: 1
Status: Available