Little Saigon — located along the stretch of Stockton Boulevard, Florin Road and Fruitridge Road in Sacramento — will welcome a new archway celebrating Sacramento’s Vietnamese community.
The project is funded by $1.6 million in state and local dollars, said Assemblywoman Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove. Organized by Nguyen and Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, this archway is the product of a 15-year-long endeavor to establish Little Saigon’s official status in the city.
“It’s a way to put everything together, to say formally that a home is recognized,” said Tido Hoang, the president of the Greater Sacramento Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce. “It’s not just a freeway sign, but a welcome sign that people can visually, tangible, look at, touch and see.”…