How the fall of Saigon cultivated a culinary legacy in Orange County — and beyond

How the fall of Saigon cultivated a culinary legacy in Orange County — and beyond

Fifty years after the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, the diaspora it set in motion continues to shape the American gastronomic landscape, especially in Orange County, home to the world’s largest Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam. While the initial wave of South Vietnamese immigrants carved out a thriving Little Saigon district in Garden Grove and Westminster — a welcome development in a region that was then less welcoming of newcomers …

The Fall of Saigon

The Fall of Saigon JamesHoare Wed, 04/23/2025

Goodnight, Vietnam: The fall of Saigon, 50 years on

Half a century ago, a humiliated America scrambled out of a losing war. But parallels with Ukraine show little has changed