Plans for a Vietnamese cultural center in Seattle are slowly being put in motion. It will include affordable housing units, art displays, history exhibits, cultural programs and much more.
According to the International Examiner, Friends of Little Sài Gòn (FSL), the organization spearheading efforts to build the cultural center, settled on a location this past week. They have been working on the center, which they call the Little Saigon Landmark Project, for nearly a decade.
FSL purchased a large property on South Jackson Street and 10th Avenue South in Seattle for $6.4 million, The Seattle Times reports. It is located within the Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood, an area that has been neglected by the city. Organizers hope the center will change people’s perception of the are.
“The vision is to provide a community-controlled physical presence for Little Saigon and for our entrepreneurs,” FLS Executive Director Quynh Pham told the International Examiner.
The full endeavor will cost around $55 million in total, The Seattle Times reports. FSL has already received $11 million in funding.
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The center, which FSL is calling the Little Saigon Landmark Project,
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