Little Vietnam
| Little Vietnam | |
"Little Vietnam" on John R Road in Madison Heights, Michigan
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| Vietnamese name | |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese alphabet | Little Vietnam |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~4,000,000 (estimates) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States
|
1,799,632 (2010) |
 Cambodia
|
600,000 |
 France
|
300,000 (2012) |
 Australia
|
210,800 (2010) |
 Canada
|
157,450 (2011) |
 Taiwan
|
120,000 –200,000 |
 Malaysia
|
70,000 |
 Laos
|
30,000 (2012) |
 Russia
|
up to 150,000 |
 Germany
|
137.000(2010) |
 South Korea
|
116,219(2011) |
 Czech Republic
|
60,000(2008) |
 United Kingdom
|
55,000 |
 Poland
|
50,000 |
 Japan
|
41,136(2008) |
 United Arab Emirates
|
20,000 |
 China
|
20,000 |
 Netherlands
|
18,913 |
 Norway
|
18,333(2006) |
 Sweden
|
11,771(2003) |
 Thailand
|
10,000 |
 Denmark
|
8,575(2002) |
 Switzerland
|
8,173 |
 Qatar
|
8,000(2008) |
 Belgium
|
7,151(2001) |
 New Zealand
|
4,875(2006) |
 Ukraine
|
3,850(2001) |
 Hungary
|
1,020(2001) |
 Finland
|
4,000 |
 Slovakia
|
3,000 |
 Brazil
|
1,000 |
 Italy
|
3,000 |
| Elsewhere | 400,000 |
Little Vietnam is a name given to ethnic enclaves of expatriate Vietnamese. Alternate names include Little Saigon (mainly in "free countries" ) and Little Hanoi (mainly in historically communist nations), depending on the enclave's political history. Saigon is the former name of the capital of the former South Vietnam, whereas Hanoi is the current capital of Vietnam.
Vietnamese enclaves such as those labeled as "Little Vietnam" have differing political leanings depending on whether it is one that exists in the "western" countries versus those that exist in the former Soviet-bloc. "Little Saigon", a term that is associated specifically with the Vietnamese enclaves in the United States are typically anti-communist, whereas, "Little Hanoi", a term that is associated with those Vietnamese enclaves in the former Soviet-bloc have their origins from the Communist era. This was made apparent when a Vietnamese-American video store owner named Truong Van Tran caused controversial stir when he displayed in his store a portrait of Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh. In the former East Germany, the Little Vietnam "... on the eastern side sought to bolster its workforce with unskilled Gastarbeiter, or 'guest workers', to help build socialism on German soil."
Vietnamese enclaves in the United States tend to live in separated communities according to a study Brown University. According to the study, the Vietnamese tend to stay separated from white Americans as much as African Americans are separated from non-Hispanic whites. The same study also found that among Asian Americans, the Vietnamese have the highest rate of poverty.
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