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Chinese entrepreneurs in the 1970s as well as refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia transformed an area on the city’s north side by opening restaurants, bakeries, pharmacies, and social service agencies. Today we’re discussing Chicago’s Little Saigon with author Erica Allen-Kim.
Building Little Saigon: Refugee Urbanism in American Cities and Suburbs by Erica Allen-Kim
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