Sun. Dec 22nd, 2024

The City of Santa Ana’s is unveiling their new Little Saigon monument with a ceremony that will take place on Friday, January 26, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on West First Street, west of South Harbor Boulevard.

The Little Saigon Monument honors Vietnamese heritage and contributions to the community, and it replaces a similar monument that was damaged by a car crash in 2008 (see the picture above).

Why it took 16 years to replace the damaged sign is a question the City has not yet answered.

The unveiling will kick off Vietnamese Tết events for Lunar New Year as the City of Santa Ana prepares to host its inaugural Tết Lunar New Year Festival on February 3.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

3 thoughts on “Santa Ana is finally replacing their destroyed Little Saigon monument after 16 years”
  1. were this could be a good thing but fixing this Ca. debit and homeless seems to me more top shelve to me!

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