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Docket #1288 - Hearing to discuss a “Little Saigon Cultural District” Designation in Fields Corner
(Off-Site - St. Ambrose Church, 240 Adams Street, Dorchester
A
Good
evening,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Kim
Jani
and
I
am
the
chair
of
the
Committee
on
arts,
culture
and
special
events.
I
am
joined
tonight
by
my
colleagues
to
my
right.
This
is
councillor
Frank
Baker
whose
district
were
in
and
he
is
the
lead
sponsor
of
this
hearing
order
and
to
my
left,
the
counselor
Matt
O'malley.
Hopefully,
others
will
be
able
to
join
us
later.
I
want
to
remind
everyone
that
this
is
a
public
hearing,
it's
being
recorded
on
and
will
be
broadcast
on
channels.
A
Comcast,
8,
RCN,
80
to
Verizon
1964
as
well
you'll
be
able
to
go
to
the
City
of
Boston
website
to
look
at
the
recording,
as
well
as
the
City
Council
YouTube
channel
I
want
to
ask
everyone
to
please
silence
your
cell
phones
or
other
electronic
devices.
I
also
want
to
inform
everyone
in
attendance
that
we
will
be
taking
public
testimony
and
because
there's
so
much
interest
in
so
many
people.
We
will
try
to
weave
that
in
so
you
don't
have
to
wait
till
the
end.
We'll
have
two
panels.
A
We
have
a
panel
here
with
the
administration
and
then
we
will
have
a
community
panel
and
we
will
weave
public
testimony
in
throughout
the
hearing.
If
you
are
interested
in
testifying,
you
can
sign
up
here
at
the
front,
I
was
Shane
who's
waving
his
hands
in
the
back
there.
Thank
you.
If
you
do
want
to
testify,
you
would
just
state
your
name,
your
your
neighborhood,
your
affiliation.
A
A
B
B
This
hearing
is
an
opportunity
here
from
the
Massachusetts
Cultural
Council,
the
City
of
Boston
Arts
Department,
the
Little
Saigon
Little
Saigon
cultural
district
working
group
in
the
residence
to
hear
their
questions,
comments
and
concerns.
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that
this
will
not
change
the
name
of
fields.
Corner
will
simply
be
a
cultural
district
within
fields
corner.
Thank
you.
A
C
You,
madam
chair
and
good
evening,
everybody,
my
name
is
Matt
O'malley
I
represent
primarily
the
neighborhoods
of
Jamaica
Plain
in
West,
Roxbury
and
I'm.
Here
today
to
support
my
dear
colleague
and
friend,
councillor
Baker,
the
council
president
Andre
Campbell,
with
whom
I
speaking
earlier
tonight,
who
sends
her
best
wishes
to
everybody
as
well
as
councillor
Michelle.
Will
the
third
co-sponsor
thank
you,
of
course,
as
well
to
the
chair,
Kim
Janey,
for
her
great
leadership
in
this
space.
C
I'm
also
here
to
offer
some
perspective,
as
we
went
through
something
very,
very
similar
in
Jamaica
Plain
back
in
February
of
2016
I
met
with
a
number
of
great
local
youth,
mainly
comprising
the
Hyde
Square
task
force.
We
had
a
hearing
in
the
basement
of
a
library
on
a
cold
winter
night,
so
the
parallels
are
uncanny
and
we
began
the
process
of
designated
bought,
designating
Boston's
Latin
Quarter,
essentially
the
area
between
Hyde
Square
and
Jackson
Square
in
Jamaica
Plain.
We
went
through
the
process
we
engaged
with
the
city.
C
C
It's
been
great
to
really
highlight
the
vibrancy
in
the
diversity
of
all
of
Boston's
neighbors,
so
I'm
without
question,
although
I
do
not
represent
this
area,
supportive
of
Little
Saigon
and
happy
to
continue
to
work
with
councilor
Baker,
the
chair,
as
well
as
the
other
co-sponsors
of
talking
about
some
of
the
steps
that
we
went
through
as
well
as
some
of
the
best
practices,
as
we
had
a
very
similar
process
in
Jamaica
Plain
nearly
four
years
ago.
So
thank
you
both
it's
great
to
partner
with
you
and
support
your
great
efforts
in
this
space.
Thank.
A
D
F
So
the
cultural
district
initiative
started
in
2011
and
it
started
as
an
act
by
the
state
legislature
with
the
primary
purpose
to
increase
economic
growth
in
certain
communities
that
really
believe
that
a
cultural
district
or
program
like
that
would
really
enhance
the
the
surrounding
area
and
the
area
within
which
is
which
it
was.
It
was
really
created
to
help
attract
businesses
and
tourism,
and
so
this
to
this
date
we
have
48
cultural
districts
in
the
state
of
Massachusetts.
F
It's
usually
in
a
specific
area
of
a
city
or
town.
It
is
not
that
complete
town
or
that
complete
city
in
Boston
we
have
four,
and
so
we
have
the
Fenway
cultural
district.
We
have
the
in
literary
cultural
district,
the
Boston's
Latin
Quarter
and
the
Roxbury
cultural
district.
So
the
whole
process
of
doing
this
is
to
have
community
meetings
and
I'll
just
run
through
sort
of
the
steps,
because
this
cultural
district
is
sort
of
in
the
middle
of
the
process
of
of
coming
to
us
to
actually
be
designated.
F
So
you
need
to
have
the
city
or
town
come
together
in
this
case
Boston,
and
they
need
to
pass
a
resolution.
There
needs
to
be
a
community
meeting
where
everybody
sort
of
comes
together
and
decides
that
this
is
what
we
want,
and
that
resolution
is
a
sign
of
a
commitment
to
the
idea
that
this
is
a
cultural.
This
cultural
district
is
what
it
is
and
the
naming
of
that-
and
that
is
something
that
is
the
responsibility
of
the
community.
The
mass
cultural
council
does
not
get
involved
in
the
naming
of
a
cultural
district.
F
You
know
we
have
sort
of
you
know,
advised
people
who
may
have
called
us
and
asked
us
about
that.
But
really
it's
about
the
partnership
that
comes
together
to
make
that
to
make
that
designation,
and
once
that
happens
you,
the
cultural
district
committee,
will
come
together
and
they'll
create
a
map
of
the
boundaries
of
the
places
where
they
want
that
cultural
district
to
be,
and
in
that
within
those
boundaries.
F
Once
that
application
is
filed,
then
the
application
is
looked
at
by
the
mass
cultural
council
staff
and
we
will
we
will
put
together
a
site
visit
and
we'll
come
out
and
walk
the
district.
One
of
the
things
that
does
have
to
happen
with
the
cultural
district
that's
created
is
it
has
to
be
navigable
without
a
car.
So
the
whole
point
is:
is
that
there's
a
rich
number
of
assets
and
cultural
programming
that
happens
in
a
certain
community
for
us
to
understand?
Why
that's
a
cultural
district?
F
You
know,
working
on
a
cultural,
a
cultural
district
application
for
years
until
they
until
they
submit
it
to
us-
and
we
don't
always
know
when
someone's
going
to
when
someone's
working
on
a
cultural
district
until
we
get
a
map
or
until
we
get
an
online
application.
So
it's
not
something.
That's
generally
happens
overnight.
It
definitely
doesn't
happen
over
two
months.
E
Just
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much
to
the
city
councillors
for
having
us
and
for
having
this
forum
on
Little
Saigon
cultural
district
I
want
to
think
Lisa
also
for
being
here,
and
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture
is
very
supportive
of
this
initiative
and
I
want
to
thank
Nova
in
particular
for
their
work
in
organizing
the
district
with
many
community
partners
in
the
city's
cultural
plan.
Boston
creates.
E
We
talked
about
supporting
cultural
districts,
to
create
fertile
ground,
for
a
vibrant
and
sustainable
Arts
and
Culture
ecosystem,
and
to
integrate
arts
and
culture
into
all
aspects
of
civic
life,
inspiring
all
Bostonians
to
value,
engage
in
and
reap
the
benefits
of
creativity
and
their
individual
lives
and
in
their
communities.
So
for
us
this
is
really
about
investing
in
local
culture,
where
it's
happening
in
ways
that
are
accessible
and
relevant
to
the
people
who
live
there
through
cultural
districts
in
Boston.
E
We
want
to
celebrate
all
of
the
cultures
and
immigrant
communities
that
are
here,
investing
in
them
equitably
and
supporting
a
sense
of
place
and
community
identity.
This
is
in
addition
to
the
economic
benefits
of
cultural
programming
and
marketing
that
a
cultural
district
can
bring,
including
supporting
small
businesses
and
local
tourism,
as
well
as
creating
opportunities
for
local
creatives,
artists
and
entrepreneurs.
E
We
also
look
to
districts
to
help
us
make
sure
that
the
city
is
reaching
people
and
organizations
that
are
cultural
anchors
in
their
community
to
make
sure
that
they
can
take
advantage
of
our
grant
programs,
fellowships
workshops,
technical
assistance,
programs
and
other
city
resources.
So
we
do
really
rely
on
the
existing
four
districts,
at
least
a
named
to
be
that
community
voice
that
can
really
represent
the
cultural
interests
of
their
geographic
area
and
the
community
that
they
work
with
and
to
help
us
deliver
programs
that
support
work.
That's
meaningful
to
that
community.
E
So
we
think
that
this
district
has
already
done.
Some
really
amazing
work
to
build
a
network
of
cultural
producers,
spaces
businesses
and
workers.
Cultural
workers,
including
groups
like
Nova,
the
vietnamese-american
community
of
Massachusetts,
the
field's
corner,
Main,
Street,
Dorchester,
Arts,
Project,
and
there's
even
a
new
facility
project
in
the
works
to
create
an
interdisciplinary,
Performing,
Arts
Center.
That
would
have
affordable,
rehearsal
and
performance
spaces.
E
So,
as
we
see
some
of
these
spaces
online,
we
think
that
coming
online,
it's
a
great
opportunity
to
have
the
district's
so
that
we
can
really
wrap
programming
and
kind
of
a
knowable
kind
of
identity
around
all
of
those
assets
and
be
able
to
share
them
and
also
work
to
partner
to
receive
funding
and
resources
for
them.
So
we
think
this
district
is
coming
at
a
really
opportune
time
to
connect
these
efforts
and
places
and
to
build
on
the
culture.
D
Hello,
everyone
so,
to
echo
points
that
both
Lisa
and
Cara
have
said.
The
process
for
becoming
a
cultural
district
can
take
a
while,
and
this
has
been
going
on.
So
we
have
already
gone
on
some
of
the
preliminary
tours
of
the
district
and
we've
walked
it.
There
have
already
been
conversations
about
making
the
space
more
specific,
because
we
recognize
that
originally
there
were
conversations
about
what
all
the
scope
of
the
district
would
be,
and
now
it's
taking
a
shape.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Each
before
we
open
up
the
floor
for
public
testimony,
I
want
to
again
just
acknowledge
that
one
of
the
sponsors
so
councillor
Michelle
Wu
hopes
to
join
us.
So
hopefully
she
will
be
here.
The
other
co-sponsor
is
councillor
Andrea
Campbell,
who
did
submit
a
letter
with
her
regrets
and
I'm
going
to
read
that
into
the
public
record.
It's
dated
December
5th
2019,
and
it
says
dear
chairwoman,
Janey
and
colleagues
of
the
Committee
on
arts,
culture
and
special
events.
A
I,
regretfully,
cannot
attend
today's
hearing
on
docket
1288
to
discuss
a
little
saigon
cultural
district,
designation
in
fields.
Corner
I
was
happy
to
co-sponsor
this
hearing,
along
with
councillors,
Wu
and
Baker,
and
commend
councillor
Baker
for
leading
on
this
issue
for
many
years.
This
is
an
important
conversation
and
I'm
glad
it
is
taking
place
in
fields
corner.
We
absolutely
want
to
see
the
Vietnamese
community,
valued
and
uplifted
in
this
conversation
is
a
part
of
that
process.
A
I
will
be
able
I
will
Abele
represent
it
by
a
member
of
my
staff,
so
is
counselor
Campbell
staff
here
just
want
to
acknowledge
you
wonderful.
Thank
you.
At
the
hearing
and
I
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
committee's
report
and
working
with
my
colleagues
in
the
community
moving
forward
in
this
process,
and
it
is
signed
by
Andrea
Campbell
Boston
City,
Council
President,
as
well
as
the
district
councillor
for
district
4.
A
G
Thank
You
counselor
I'll
be
brief,
because
I
have
a
cold,
but
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
organizing
this
hearing,
councillor
O'malley,
for
bringing
your
expertise
to
the
room
and,
to
a
large
extent,
to
councillor
Frank
Baker,
who
Golf
is
hearing
that
the
original
sponsor,
but
councillor
Baker
has
been
working
with
the
community
for
the
past
year
to
listen
to
concerns
and
following
the
mayor's
lead
on
on
calling
for
a
commission.
This
is
the
fruit
of
that
labor.
I.
G
Think
it's
important
to
say
that
the
Vietnamese
community
here
in
Dorchester
is
extremely
strong
and
we
recognize
that
as
political
leaders,
I
know
that
representative
Liz
Miranda
hopes
to
be
here
later,
but
she
expresses
that
as
well.
I
have
a
colleague
from
the
North
Shore
trauma
win,
who
hope
to
be
here
today
and
she's
very
supportive
of
this
effort.
What
will
come
from
this?
This
hearing
is
what
comes
from
this
hearing?
G
But
it's
important
to
to
note
just
how
strong
the
Vietnamese
community
is
here
and
that
we
appreciate
the
the
strength
of
that
community
in
the
70s
when
people
were
leaving
the
Vietnamese
settled
here
and
really
kept
Joe
Chester
a
strong
place,
and
you
add
such
a
quality
of
life,
so
I'm
going
to
leave
here
and
get
some
folk
myself
so
can
feel
a
little
bit
better.
But
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
organizing
this
and
it
look
forward
to
hearing
from
from
all
of
you.
Thank
you.
A
So
we're
just
gonna
call
a
few
people
up,
so
we
don't
want
everyone
to
have
to
wait.
There's
a
lot
of
people
here.
We
want
to
weave
it
in.
We
will
certainly
go
back
and
forth
and
have
an
opportunity
to
have
questions
with
this
panel.
We
will
then
weave
in
more
public
testimony
before
we
start
the
second
panel,
and
then
we
will
have
opportunity
for
questions
and
then
finally,
more
testimony.
So
if
we
could
just
have
a
title
from
the
West
ministers,
City
Council
are
you
here,
wonderful,
sir,
please
Thank
You
counselor.
H
H
There's
an
honor
for
me
to
stand
here
and
to
address
to
you
to
you
regarding
the
designation,
the
Little
Saigon
cultural
district
at
the
few
corner.
My
name
is
ty
doe
and
I
am
a
council
member
for
the
City
of
Westminster,
California
I'm,
also
a
police
officer
for
the
Long
Beach
Police
Department
for
over
24
years.
My
son
is
also
a
police
officer
in
the
Long
Beach
Police
Department
I
was
a
Vietnamese
refugee.
I
live
in
the
refugee
camp
in
1981
to
1984
in
Thailand,
with
my
good
friend
Kahn.
When.
I
H
Went
way
back
he's
the
vice
president
of
the
Vietnamese
American
community
in
Boston
and
I
am
a
great
to
the
American
about
1984
and
a
resigned
Californians
I'm,
always
grateful
for
this
great
country
and
the
American
people
for
the
generosity,
welcoming
us
refugees
with
open
arms
and
give
us
an
opportunity
to
have
a
better
life
a
little
bit
about
West,
Mesa
California.
It's
also
know
at
the
first
Little
Saigon
and
it's
a
coastal
center
of
the
Vietnamese
refugee
in
America
leave
Saigon.
H
It's
named
after
the
former
capital
of
Vietnam,
the
City
of
Westminster
used
to
be
obsidium
ore,
Chur
strawberry
farms,
and
it
was
designated
a
little
saigon
in
1988.
It
is
now
a
Mucha
metropolis,
Pulp
shops
and
restaurant
there's
no
available
land.
The
median
price
for
the
home
into
the
City
of
Westminster
is
approximately
$700,000.
So
this
is
not
uncommon
for
consumer
to
offer
about
1%
over
the
asking
price
to
get
into
any
house
on
the
market
that
close
to
their
heart,
the
Little
Saigon,
because
you
know
it's
a
wonderful
place
to
live
there.
H
They
are
approximately
about
fifty
to
sixty
thousand
people
that
visit
the
city
on
every
weekend
to
shop
and
spend
the
money.
It
is
a
tourist
destinations
because
Westminster
it
considered
a
main
cultural
center
of
the
Vietnamese
American
in
America
as
well.
That's
a
lot
of
Vietnamese
language,
TV
station
radio,
station
and
newspaper
located
for
the
past
40
years.
The
Vietnamese
American
refugee
have
enriched
the
social,
cultural
and
economic
landscape
of
America,
and
we
have
achieved
success
in
many
professional
fields,
including
business
politic
law,
science,
education,
literature,
generalism,
sports
and
entertainment.
In
California.
H
I
H
A
A
B
F
B
F
F
F
You
know
what
that
community
is
all
about
and
I
think
one
of
the
other
things
too
is
that
when
because
a
cultural
district
is
so
concentrated,
is
that
you
really
get
that
richness
of
of
a
community
and
I
think
we
see
that
certainly
with
the
Latin
Quarter,
which
was
which
is
which
for
me,
feels
very
similar
to
Little
Saigon
is
where
you
really
have
a
rich
and
deep,
deep
cultural
connection
to
the
space
that
you're
in
and
so
with
the
Latin
Quarter.
It's
the
same
way.
F
If
you
go
there,
you
really
feel
this
deep
commitment
to
the
Latin
community
and-
and
you
know,
sort
of
like
the
social
life
and
everything
that's
there.
So
I
think
that
I
think
that
it
really
draws
people
and
it
really
helps
that
I'm
sure
you
know
Cara
and
Courtney
could
talk
to
this
too
about
you
know,
sort
of
like
in
business
development
areas
and
places
like
that.
B
F
There
is
so
there
is
in
the
legislation.
It
does
not
state
that
there
is.
There
is
a
funny
there
is.
There
is
a
financial
benefit
to
being
part
of
a
cultural
district,
because
it's
based
on
our
budget,
so
it's
based
on
the
state,
the
mass
cultural
council
budget
every
year
that
gets
negotiated
every
year,
and
so
we
have.
F
E
In
the
past,
we've
been
able
to
match
that
$5,000
to
each
district
and
we're
hoping
to
be
able
to
do
that
every
year
and
we're
also
in
the
middle
of
really
thinking
about
as
we
get
these
new
districts
online.
What
does
it
look
like
for
the
city
to
have
a
more
resource
and
kind
of
proactive
cultural
district
program?
So
we
went
through
a
really
great
process
with
the
Latin
Quarter.
E
So
we
really
see
it
see
the
district
designation
as
a
jumping-off
point
for
future
relations
and
ways
that
we
can
really
proactively
support
the
community,
but
then
also
not
just
find
new
resources,
but
then,
like
I,
said
in
my
opening
statement.
Think
about
how
we
can
communicate
back
the
priorities
that
come
up
during
that
process
and
bring
those
back
into
city
departments
to
help
shape
not
just
what's
happening
in
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture.
But
in
all
these
other
areas
as
well.
In.
B
How-
and
this
is
my
last
question,
how
well
people
Lisa
you
had
talked
about
someone
coming
in
tourism
like
so
is
the
culture?
How
is
the,
how
does
the
Cultural
Council
help
to
promote
this
district
is?
Is
it
it?
Will
they
be
in
Taurus
books
like
people
landing
at
Logan,
they'll,
know,
they'll,
know
what
the
Little
Saigon
cultural
do.
F
E
I
would
just
say
that
I
think
we're
in
a
good
opportunity,
with
both
the
state
tourism
office,
the
city
tourism
office
and
the
Convention
and
Visitors
Bureau
in
terms
of
there's
some
new
leadership
and
we're
having
conversations
now
about
when
we're
thinking
about
tourism
to
boss,
Massachusetts,
really
highlighting
the
kind
of
rich
diversity
and
culture
that
people
really
really
want.
When
they're,
when
they're
tourists
now
they're,
not
not,
everyone
is
just
going
to
downtown
so
there's
some
really
interesting.
D
Getting
to
part
of
your
question
as
it
relates
to
resources
is
something
that
we've
seen.
That
was
beneficial
and
finwë
was
at
one
point
in
time.
They
were
considering
removing
part
of
the
e
line
or
entirely
I'm,
not
sure.
In
any
case,
they
were
able
to
leverage
their
dinner,
their
identity
as
a
state
cultural
district,
to
keep
the
e
line
going
through
the
neighborhood,
citing
all
the
assets
that
were
added.
D
A
Yeah
I'm
going
to
use
this
one,
so
first
I
just
want
to
again
commend
the
makers
of
this
hearing
order,
beginning
with
the
lead
sponsor
councillor
Baker.
This
is
a
very
important
conversation.
I
also
want
to
commend
all
of
the
residents
and
community
groups
that
have
come
together
to
have
this
conversation.
I
think
it
is
critically
important
that
communities
lead
the
efforts
to
determine
for
themselves
what
they
want
to
be
called
in
terms
of
designating
certain
cultural
districts,
and
that's
very
important
to
me
so
I
want
to
commend
you
guys,
I'm.
A
E
Sure
so
the
way
that
this
works
right
now
is
that
every
district
has
a
managing
organizational
partner,
so
we
actually
have
an
MoU
with
them.
We
receive
funds
that
are
allocated
from
the
state
and
then
weari
dispersed
those
funds
to
the
managing
partner.
So
in
the
example
of
the
Latin
Quarter,
its
Hyde
Square
task
force,
so
there's
an
organization
entity
that
actually
receives
those
funds
and
that's
how
we
would
handle
grants
as
well.
Okay,.
I
A
Then
what
are
the
expectations
of
the
receiving
organization
that's
serving
as
a
fiscal
agent
to
receive
funds?
What
reporting
do
they
do?
What
data
do
they
collect?
Do
they
also,
then
try
to
raise
money
beyond
you
know
what
grants
are
given
like
if
you
could
just
explain
that
that
would
be
helpful.
F
So
so
each
district
has
to
complete
a
final
report
at
the
end
of
each
year
and
sort
of,
let
us
know,
sort
of
basically
what
they've
been
up
to
and
what
they've
spent
that
$5,000
on.
You
know
what
has
changed.
The
districts
are
are
designated
for
five
years,
and
then
they
come
up
for
redesignate
after
that
time
and
once
they
do
that
they
can
make
a
decision
about
whether
or
not
they
want
to
change
their
boundaries.
I
A
Cultural
district
then
determine,
but
so
what
I
guess
want
to
understand?
Is
there
a
common
set
of
things
that
we
want
all
cultural
districts
to
do
and
then
how
much
flexibility
does
an
individual
cultural
district
get
to
have
in
terms
of
really
saying
here's
what
we'd
like
to
do
so
k?
If
you
could
talk
about
that,
yeah.
F
So
I
think
that
the
most
basic
we'd
like
to
see
some
impact
some
sort
of
economic
impact,
some
movement
as
far
as
you
know,
business
is
either
opening
up
or
being
sustainable,
or
you
know
maybe
increase
in
tourism
into
those
particular
districts.
I
mean
each
district
is
so
different
and
it
really
is
going
to
depend
upon
the
the
way
that
that
district
is
managed,
and
it's
gonna
depend
upon
that
application
of
what
that
district
wants
to
do.
What's
what
is
the
you
know?
F
Are
you
meeting
those
goals
that
you
set
forth
in
the
application,
but
I
think
really
over
those
course
of
the
of
the
five
years
before
you
come
to
read,
designation,
we're
really
looking
to
see
that
there
has
that
the
entity
is
working
together
to
bring
in
more
business
that
that
entity
is
working
through
a
marketing
and
promotion
to
bring
in
other
people
into
that
particular
area
and
to
support
the
businesses
and
the
end.
The
cultural
activity
that's
going
on
in
that
area
are.
E
One
is
the
literary
district
which
is
actually
kind
of
based
around
downtown
and
has
a
much
larger
area
and
that's
based
on
kind
of
sites
of
literary
importance
in
the
history
of
Boston,
so
that
has
a
little
bit
of
a
different
spin
on
it,
because
it's
about
a
discipline,
it's
about
literary
arts,
and
then
we
have
the
Fenway
cultural
district,
which
is
really
based
around
the
Huntington
Avenue
major
institutions.
So
that
also
has
a
little
bit
of
a
different
approach
to
it
in
a
different
focus.
E
A
E
I
would
say
from
the
city
of
Boston:
we've
been
convening
this
past
year,
the
existing
districts
to
understand
what
are
the
commonalities,
what
are
the
best
practices?
What's
working
and
not
work,
so
we're
starting
that
now.
I
think
from
our
experience
with
the
Latin
Quarter
going
through
a
strategic
planning
process
is
incredibly
helpful
to
get
everyone
on
the
same
page.
Think
about
what
is
the
identity
and
the
representation
of
that
that
everyone
wants
to
get
behind
and
used
to
promote
the
district
in
the
future.
F
I
just
want
to,
and
for
just
sort
of
the
Massachusetts
in
general
for
the
cultural
districts.
I
think
it
really
is
sort
of
for
us
best
practice,
as
one
of
the
things
that
we
added
to
the
cultural
district
program
was
that
the
cultural
district
committee
needs
to
be
represented
must
have
a
local
cultural
council
representative
on
that
cultural
district.
In
order
to
make
sure
that
the
local
cultural
council
is
very
much
a
part
of
the
cultural
district
program
and
I.
F
Think
for
best
practices
is
that
they
are
cultural
districts
who
are
in
constant
communication
with
their
community
and
that
the
partnerships
that
they've
created
are
continually
working
together
to
make
sure
that
that
cultural
district
that
was
created
is
working
and
sustainable
and
an
inclusive
of
of
people
that
are
in
that
community.
Thank
you.
A
Very
much
so.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
This
concludes
this
panel.
I
certainly
want
to
invite
you
to
stay.
If
you're
able
to
hear
some
of
the
public
testimony,
we
also
have
a
second
panel.
So
if
you
you're
able,
please
feel
free
to
either
remain
seated
because
we're
going
to
do
some
public
testimony
or
find
seats
here
in
the
audience,
oh
I
want
to
acknowledge.
No,
you
are
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
we've
been
joined
by
one
of
the
co-sponsors
of
this
hearing
order.
A
Councillor
Michele
woo
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
that
representative
Liz
Miranda
is
here
and
when
we
begin
the
public
testimony,
I
would
like
to
begin
with
rep
Miranda,
but
before
we
do
that,
I
want
to
offer
councillor
Wu
the
opportunity
to
either
make
an
opening
or
ask
any
questions
of
this
panel
before
we
dismiss
them.
Councillor,
woo
I,.
J
Just
want
to
apologize
for
being
late
and
I'm.
Sorry
I
ran
in
from
another
event
and
I'm
glad
I'm
catching
the
second
panel,
so
apologies
most
of
all
to
the
first
panel,
but
I
will
watch
everything
that
you
had
to
say
and
I've
in
the
past.
Had
the
honor
of
chairing
this
committees
have
been
through
this
process
a
couple
times
with
cultural
districts
anyway,
I
want
to
just
thank
everyone
for
coming
out.
J
I
know
you've
been
out
at
many
many
meetings,
not
just
tonight,
but
over
a
long
time,
and
that
this
conversation
has
happened
over
months
and
and
now
stretching
into
the
better
part
of
a
year.
It
is
certainly
something
that
I've
heard
about
since
I
ran
for
office,
the
first
time
in
2013,
the
strong
desire
of
the
community
to
have
formal
recognition,
that
of
the
contributions
and
the
important
role
of
the
Vietnamese
American
community
in
fields
corner
and
Inn
in
Dorchester.
J
So
I
know
that
there
has
been
a
lot
of
discussion
on
how
to
do
this
in
a
way
that
everyone
truly
feels
included
in
that,
and
so
much
praise
and
recognition
should
go
to
the
community
activists.
Who've
been
leading
that
charge
I'm
proud
that
Annie
Leigh
was
in
my
office
for
a
little
bit
of
that
time
and
now
to
see
her
working
with.
So
many
of
you
all
to
move
this
forward
in
an
inclusive,
positive
community,
oriented
way
is
really
inspiring.
I
also
just
want
to
emphasize.
J
Finally
that
cultural
districts
are
such
a
boon
for
the
city.
They
do
much
more,
although
there
is
no
formal
funding
attached
or
or
it
doesn't,
you
know
technically
change
the
name
of
the
neighborhood
or
anything
like
that.
Just
the
mere
fact
of
recognizing
how
important
a
community
and
an
area
are
in
the
state
and
the
city's
economy
means
that
we
will
be
drawing
tourism.
J
We
will
be,
we
will
be
creating
connections
between
the
organizations
and
the
businesses
and
the
groups
in
that
district,
and
so
we
have
seen
that
happen
elsewhere
across
the
city,
and
we
particularly
want
to
see
it
when
it
is
recognizing
the
diversity
and
the
strengths
of
our
immigrant
communities
as
well.
So
thank
you
so
much.
Madam
chair,
wonderful.
A
K
B
K
I'll
be
here
listening
and
I
just
wanted
to
shout
out
Annie
and
King,
and
a
couple
of
the
people
who've
been
keeping
me
abreast
of
this
cultural
pursue
I
have
been
a
part
of
cultural
districts
before
I
am
mostly
from
the
Roxbury
community
and
have
been
a
part
of
the
Roxbury
cultural
district
and
have
seen
what
that's
been
able
to
do
for
that
community.
So
I'm
excited
to
learn
more
about
how
we
can
help
our
community.
So
thank
you
all
so
cool.
K
K
A
Thank
you
so
much
Miranda
now
I'm
gonna
go
through
our
list
and
invite
people
to
line
up
at
the
podium
we
have
next
and
I
apologize.
If
I
am
mispronouncing,
your
name
lien
fell
down
to
doubt
Dao.
Thank
you
so
much
if
you
could
join
us
here
at
the
podium,
I'm
gonna
call
just
up
next
before
you
begin,
is
it
hung
some
did
I
get
that
right.
L
Good
evening,
good
evening,
madam
chair
and
city
councilors
and
the
arts
and
culture
representatives
and
good
evening,
everyone,
my
name-
is
Leanne
Dao
I
am
a
resident
of
Dorchester
since
1992
a
practicing
up
in
Massachusetts
and
an
active
member
of
the
community,
and
am
today
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
Vietnamese
traditional
martial
arts,
bending
Academy,
located
in
fields
corner
to
express
my
support
for
the
establishment
of
a
Little
Saigon
cultural
district.
And
here
we
have
a
master
today
passed
a
big
sitting
right.
L
There
I
believe
that
this
initiative
would
bring
people
together
in
a
collaborative
effort,
strengthening
the
bond
amongst
community
groups
and
individual
members.
My
school
and
I
are
also
well
aware
that
this
initiative
does
not
replace
any
prior
designations
or
names,
but
rather
places
is
highest
respect
for
the
community.
While
pursuing
this
initiative,
the
martial
art
academy
has
been
established
in
fierce
corner
since
2004
and
has
seen
and
received
the
mutual
benefits
for
being
in
this
proposed
district.
L
The
proposed
area
for
Little
Saigon
is
where
our
organization
has
been
encouraged
to
form
established,
supported
to
grow
and
strengthened
to
last.
In
many
ways
it
encourages
once
pursuit
of
culture
and
historical
preservation,
as
the
culture
of
the
martial
arts
consists
of
4,000
years
of
Vietnamese
history.
In
fact,
our
biggest
event
is
this
weekend
to
celebrate
our
history
with
the
community.
Our
students
are
Vietnamese
and
non
Vietnamese.
L
We
are
proud
to
be
able
to
contribute
to
the
diverse
culture
of
this
area,
as
we
all
can
learn
from
one
another
to
exchange
knowledge
and
skills
understands
to
respect
each
other,
while
keeping
our
identity,
thus
making
it
a
safer
neighborhood
to
live
in
just
as
name
a
few.
Our
school
has
participated
in
the
neighborhood's
multicultural
nights,
years
of
street
cleaning,
with
Boston
shine,
Dorchester,
Day,
Parade
traditions,
13
years
consecutively,
community
policing
and
so
many
more
having
the
opportunities
to
contribute
to
our
community
mix.
One
feels
at
home.
In
the
spirit
of
this
initiative.
L
We
support
the
Little
Saigon
cultural
district,
as
it
will
increase
awareness
of
cultural
assets
in
this
neighborhood,
as
studies
have
shown
that
the
best
education
is
where
there
is
most
diversity.
The
most
diverse
government
has
the
best
check
and
balance
system.
A
neighborhood
with
a
most
diverse
cultural
asset
will
be
able
to
revitalize
itself
and
beautify
the
district
it
is
in,
and
we
believe
that
this
initiative
will
be
another
vehicle
in
the
overall
community
effort
toward
this
common
goal
as
resident
of
the
beloved
Dorchester
for
almost
30
years.
L
M
My
name
is
Wong
Tung.
Currently,
I
am
the
operations
manager
for
unit
rents
were
lying
in
corporate
beside
that.
I
am
also
a
local
Vietnamese
singer
of
the
Vietnamese
cultural
performance
group.
In
Boston
we
perform
about
20
or
30
cultural
events
each
year.
Our
performances
include
songs
that
related
to
stories
and
legends
of
historical
significance.
M
These
events
to
our
hundreds
and
sometimes
thousands
of
people
both
oh
and
young
people.
These
performance
allow
older
generation
to
reminisce
about
the
happier
days
in
Vietnam
before
they
were
forced
to
leave
everything
behind
and
risk
their
lives
in
search
of
freedom,
including
me
for
those
growing
up
here.
These
events
give
these
young
people
a
sense
of
identity
and
pride
and
educate
them
of
their
rich
cultural
heritage.
M
I
have
lived
in
Boston
area
for
more
than
20
years,
and
I
am
proud
to
be
a
resident
of
this
historical
city.
I
am
also
proud
to
be
a
Vietnamese
American.
Nothing
good
bring
me
happier
or
greater
pleasure
than
to
see
a
piece
of
my
birth
country
represented
in
this.
My
current
country,
the
officer
designation
of
the
leader,
Saigon
cultural
district,
is
a
celebration
of
the
rich
culture
diversity
of
Boston
and
give
those
visiting
Dorchester
as
unique
culture
experience
that
not
found
elsewhere
so
again,
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
M
They
asked
me
a
personal
question.
They
would
support
me,
but
they
asked
how
could
it
be
explained
to
me?
How
could
you
want
to
change
to
make
the
little
Saigon
name
to
replace
the
city
of
Dorchester
I
would
have
shattered
hesitation,
I
say
no,
that's
not
exactly.
What
are
we
going
to
do?
The
city
of
Boston
and
the
City
of
North
Chester
has
been
hundred
hundred
years
of
history
and
it
will
be
remained
with
unchanged.
We
only
want
to
ask
for
your
support
to
make
our
Little
Saigon,
as
a
very
like
I
said.
M
A
N
Madam
chairs
and
counselors
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
hipped.
You
I
arrived
to
the
Utah
State
to
Amherst
Tao
in
western
Massachusetts
in
1980
and
I
left,
em
hers
to
Boston
to
go
to
school
and
believe
me,
I,
never
went
back
and
I
have
been
resides
in
Dorchester,
not
too
far
a
few
blocks
away
from
here
since
1984
and
my
daughter
was
born
in
I.
Don't
know
anybody
would
know,
San
Margaret,
Casa
de
Baker
would
know
it's
no
longer
there
and
that
was
sent
marry
for
the
woman.
N
N
So
I
just
want
to
impacted
issues
here
is
that
I
totally
supported
and
wholeheartedly
supported
the
name
and
or
the
recognition
of
the
Little
Saigon
culture
district
in
Phil's
corner,
and
that's
the
key
so
I
wanted
to
really
bring
it
out
to
like
to
personal
points.
Number
one
I
am
as
the
local
developer.
I'm
totally
committed
heed
fuse
corner.
N
All
of
our
properties
in
feels
cornered,
Oh,
Chester
I
had
many
opportunities
somewhere
else
to
invest
the
money,
but
that's
not
the
case
and
again,
I
never
left
how
so
the
latest
commitment
that
that
I
did
really
purchased
a
lot
between
Park
Street
Adams
in
Lincoln
is
used
to
be
the
old
bowling
place.
The
Lucky
Strike.
Now
the
Lucky
Strike
is
really
the
names
for
the
Kendall
pins.
I.
Don't
know
anybody
Bolin's
anymore
nowadays,
but
they
open
in
the
50s.
It's
all
Kendall
pins,
which
is
small
pins,
not
the
big
board.
N
This
is
small
ball,
so
they
kind
of,
like
you
know,
face
out
the
life
transitions.
Nobody
golden
Bolin's
anymore,
back
in
the
early
90s,
so
the
business
clothes
for
ten
years
or
so
we
took
over
and
which
is
envision
that
you
know
this
would
be
an
add
on
business
district.
So
the
buildings
went
up
and
that
basically
was
me,
the
biggest
private
developments
in
the
fields
called
area
for
almost
50
years.
We
added
on
10,000
square
feet
of
first
floor
commercial
space
right
now
it
has
five
businesses
and
believe
me,
they
are
very
successful
businesses.
N
N
Those
are
the
three
Cummins
franchise
centers
in
the
Dorchester
area,
Boston
area
and
right
now,
all
the
local
businesses.
We
are
so
happy
the
foot
traffic's
you
you
wouldn't
imagine
the
foot
traffic
for
those
five
businesses,
it's
just
unbelievable-
that
contribute
into
the
whole
economic
aspect,
the
services
and
counter
the
hotel
is
that
you
know
urban.
Poor
urban,
whatever
poor
is
not
support
anymore.
Now
is
that
we
do
have
money
to
spend,
and
the
other
example
from
the
buildings
is
ship.
N
They
started
now.
The
anybody
know
of
what
I
called
roll
ice-cream
is
invented
from
Taiwan
Taiwan.
They
bring
the
concept
here
and
that
particular
ideas
is
that
kids
go
in
and
they
orders
whatever
the
testee
of
whatever
that
might
be,
and
then
they
wrote
ice
cream
and
they
serve
it
to
you
rather
than
you
know
traditionally,
whatever
favor
that
you
can
get.
But
this
is
a
like
self
made
of
a
selfie
question,
so
the
businesses
and
then
the
second
point
that
I
really
wanted
to
bring
to
you
the
contribution
of
the
Vietnamese
American
community.
N
This
particular
church
here,
st.
Ambrose.
It's
built
it
by
the
people
before
us
a
hundred
years
ago,
and
we
appreciate
it
for
those
who
went
before
us
and
built
feels
quarter,
built
no
Chester
built
this
community
and
built
this
country
that
we
come
later
to
inherit
and
I
just
want
to
share
one
personal
story.
Mary
Weiland
is
a
member
of
this
parish.
I,
don't
think
she's
here
she
was
baptized
from
this
church
is
the
oldest
neuron.
N
For
those
of
you
know
the
histories
of
DOJ's
that
this
just
burnt
down
in
1984,
so
the
boss
and
IRC
rebuilt
immediately
within
a
year,
and
we
continue
to
come
to
this
church
and
Mary.
Weiland
was
baptized,
were
sitting
get
married,
but
obviously
see
spent
whole
eighties
years
going
to
this
church
prior
to
the
Vietnamese
community.
Coming
to
this
church,
we
didn't
have
enough
people
coming
to
the
church
and
now
see
every
time
she
see
me.
She
really
thanks
me
thanks
the
Vietnamese
community
that
so
good
that
you
guys
come.
Thank.
N
A
O
Good
evening,
everyone
and
thank
you
again
to
the
counselors
for
providing
us
a
platform
to
speak
about
such
an
important
matter.
My
name
is
Nancy
Tran
and
I've
lived
in
Dorchester.
My
entire
life
I
grew
up
here,
I
moved
many
times,
but
never
outside
of
Dorchester
and
I.
Remember
when
I
was
young
I
used
to
go
to
Sunday
morning
service
at
the
st.
O
Why
might
when
our
parents
decided
to
immigrate
to
America?
They
chose
specifically
Dorchester
because
of
the
notion
that
there
would
be
so
many
other
business
people
here
in
this
area,
and
so
you
know,
coming
to
a
foreign
country
is
no
easy
feat,
but
to
them
they
found
comfort
that
there
would
be
so
many
other
people
like
them
here,
and
this
is
the
Dorchester
that
I
know
from
the
sunny
morning,
Vietnamese
services
to
attending
weekly
scouting
meetings,
the
Vimy
scouting
meetings
at
the
Viet
Aid
Center.
O
This
is
what
I
think
of
when
I
think
about
Dorchester
and
being
part
of
the
Vietnamese
Scout
as
a
kid
that
was
the
first
time
I
was
surrounded
by
so
many
others
that
shared
my
cultural
background
and
I
learned.
So
many
Vietnamese
phrases
in
history
that
I
would
not
have
known
otherwise,
and
this
opportunity
had
certainly
influenced
me
as
an
adult
when
I
entered
college
and
I
joined
a
group
called
the
New
England
intercollegiate
Vietnamese,
Student,
Association
or
I
VSA
for
short,
which
I'm
still
part
of
and
is
currently
a
board
of
directors.
O
Member
and
being
part
of
this
group.
It
also
led
me
to
be
chair
of
the
that
in
Boston
planning
committee,
which
is
the
largest
Vinny's
New
Year
event
in
Boston,
as
well
as
many
other
smaller
community
events
in
Dorchester,
such
as
the
spectrum
to
event
also
known
as
the
August
moon
festival.
That's
held
in
Townsend,
Park
and
being
part
of
these
events.
O
Right
in
my
own
community
brings
me
such
pride
in
my
culture,
and
that
is
what
I
like
to
share
with
everybody
else,
and
the
reason
why
I
support
the
Little
Saigon
initiative
as
a
board
member
of
I
VSA
and
as
Dorchester
resident
and
part
of
the
goal
behind
the
initiative,
is
to
celebrate
our
culture
and
share
it
with
others
and
I'm
so
proud
to
say
that
my
community
hosts
affection
to
or
that
you
know.
For
the
first
time,
I
saw
a
lion
dance
at
a
Christmas
tree
lighting
in
fields,
corner
and
I've.
O
Never
seen
that
before
at
any
Christmas
tree
lighting
I'm.
So
proud
of
these
events
are
available
to
me
and
my
family,
especially
my
kids
sisters,
who
are
eight
and
twelve,
and
they
experience
such
joy
going
to
these
events,
and
this
is
where
I
want
them
to
grow
up,
and
this
is
the
part
of
Dorchester
that
I
want
them
to
share
as
well
and
I.
O
Think
these
events
in
the
businesses
within
this
area
truly
makes
our
community
unique,
and
this
is
the
part
of
Dorchester
that
I'm,
proud
of
and
wants
to
continue
to
share
with
the
others
in
the
area
as
well
as
outside
the
area
so
with
the
little
cultural,
Little
Saigon
cultural
district
I
truly
believe
that
it
would
make
this
community
so
much
stronger
and
continue
to
grow.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
A
P
Evening,
my
name
is
Ashley
Tran
and
I'm.
Speaking
on
behalf
of
the
Massachusetts
Vietnamese
Scout
Association
whoo,
now
buck
bang,
to
express
my
support
for
the
establishment
of
Little
Saigon
cultural
district.
I
am
a
16
year
old,
Vietnamese
American,
who
is
a
child
of
two
Vietnamese
refugees.
Just
like
the
many
first-generation
children
living
in
Dorchester
I've
been
a
part
of
Scouts
since
I
was
five
years
old
and
it
has
made
a
huge
impact
on
my
life.
Many
values
I
learned
as
a
scout,
such
as
integrity,
loyalty
or
kindness,
are
connected
to
my
Vietnamese
identity.
P
Although
we
have
requirements
like
a
normal
American,
Scout
Troop,
who
now
back
then
has
taught
me
about
the
Vietnamese
culture,
heritage
and
traditions,
which
has
allowed
me
connect
with
other
Vietnamese
Americans
Little
Saigon
cultural
district
would
be
beneficial
to
my
Scout
troop,
since
it
can
make
people
more
aware
of
the
programs
available
to
the
community.
It
can
help
young
people
and
future
generations
to
recognize
their
heritage
and
to
be
proud
of
where
they
come
from.
P
I
strongly
believe
that
Little
Saigon
cultural
district
needs
to
be
established
because
it
will
allow
the
people
of
the
community
to
preserve
and
promote
the
Vietnamese
culture
and
heritage
within
the
neighborhood.
This
area
is
the
closest
thing
that
holds
remembrance
of
their
homeland
after
the
Vietnam
War
for
the
Vietnamese
refugees.
P
Also,
the
Little
Saigon
cultural
districts
will
enhance
the
local
development
for
the
Vietnamese
community.
It
is
critical
that
attention
goes
toward
cultural,
active
cultural
facilities
which
will
attract
the
growing
population
of
the.
Currently.
There
is
a
disconnect
between
the
first
generation
Vietnamese
Americans
and
the
refugee
generation
because
of
the
minimal
interaction
with
the
Vietnamese
culture
within
the
community.
P
Think
in
closing,
I
would
like
to
say,
as
a
young
resident
of
Dorchester
I
am
a
strong
advocate
of
establishing
the
Little
Saigon
cultural
district
for
our
current
and
future
generations.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
and
listening
to
me
and
we
hope
you
will
join
us
in
supporting
this
cause.
Thank.
A
Q
Good
luck
tonight,
don't
call
me
babe
back
soon.
Family
means
of
fate.
Neato,
a
vietnam
solemn
occasion,
thermo-boy
by
me,
hanim
term
million
yeah
student
I.
Did
you
say
that
Kappa
mu
cube
further
heart
Vietnam,
but
helping
him
put
all
your
emergen
welcome.
Damn
no
sister!
No,
though,
that
you
can
turtle
hitomi
danda
me
young,
you
how
her
get
a
new
view.
Summarize
dumb
local
may
be
lambda
local
shall
take
it
down.
Yeah
member
once
you
could
know
them
going
new
yeah
hi
books
go
down.
Boom
Bang
contact
out
in
your
cup.
Q
K
R
Q
I'm
open
young
we
made
of
milk
here
mention
her.
We
can't
protect
out
Lucian
chapter,
nothing
to
make
the
moon.
You
hit
a
man
when
Harvey
laughs
when
but
no
big,
we
love
doing
yoshi's
I'm
gonna
figure
out
young
young
male
suited
no
torre
del
Varner
mm.
Okay,
londone7
la
vaca
late
night
aromatic
they'll,
say
ho
teacher
night.
Q
Q
Yeah
new
closet.you
kazuto's,
can
you
kill
tensaiga
vote
down
calm
down
yeah
to
know
how
hard
you
can
touch
them
via
fly
hotel?
You
don't
ever
know
you
Quentin
eater
square.
Why
not
su
camión
do
but
you're
sure
with
your
doctor,
crummy
hangin,
you
come
down
on
them
too
few
corner.
The
seven
here
socket
I
know:
Jen
no
dice,
Lancome
Revere
Gooden
in
bamboo,
so
far
map
yeah
talking
a
hair
shoot
a
commuter
William,
not
all
of
it.
Q
What
a
hot
numb
you
don't
owe
get
lucky
I'm
glad
companion
gave
out
Olivia
you
can
go
to
your
stop.
Loving
life
with
no
remote
come
down
Vietnam
of
a
pet,
my
dad
from
Thomas
Cook
yo
cap.
You
can
laugh
now
number
numbered
I
shown
you
now
have
supper
to
get
over
tonight.
I
shouldn't
have
leverage
I
welcome
their
giant,
onion
bacon
and
women.
Only
like
welcome
to
Darfur
didn't
know
you
would
be
a
passive
movie
you
have,
but
if
you're
Harbin
well
Bangkok,
you
can't
have
vodka
well
coming
from
heart.
Q
That
Olivia
lamb
notion
hawk
yeah,
you
better
give
it
back
them,
don't
buckle
and
knowing
that
I'm
not
reveal,
but
a
yeah
yeah
looked
out,
knowing
how
I
don't
want
go,
get
such
young
calf,
dumb,
cool,
look,
do
not
gonna,
say
you
know.
Now,
sister,
don't
get
didn't,
feel
like
nothing.
Don't
everybody
doesn't
like
the
length
is
like
your
second,
though.
A
S
So
the
Madame
wanted
to
voice
her
very
strong
support
for
the
designation
of
fuel
to
corner
Little
Saigon
as
a
cultural
district,
and
the
main
reason
for
that
was
because
so
she
came
here
in
2011
and
over
the
past
few
years.
Okay,
over
the
past
few
years,
she
has
seen
her
grandchildren
gradually
losing
their
ability
to
speak
Vietnamese
as
well
as
gradually
forget
the
roots
and
their
culture,
and
because
of
that
she's
very
concerned
that
young
people
in
the
community
will
basically
have
you
know
they
basically
have
the
same
fates.
S
And
so
she
really
wants
really
hopes
that,
by
becoming
a
cultural
district,
there
will
be
a
lot
more.
Cultural
activities.
There'll
be
a
lot
more
focus
on
Vietnamese
culture
in
order
to
ensure
that
the
future
generations
of
young
Vietnamese,
especially
those
who
are
born
here,
will
be
able
to
remember
the
roots,
will
be
able
to
speak
Vietnamese
and
will
remain
Vietnamese
while
being
an
American.
T
Good
evening,
everyone
to
their
residents
of
fields
corner
to
members
of
the
Dorchester
community
and
to
our
Boston
City
counselors.
Thank
you.
It
is
an
honor
to
speak
for
you
all
today.
My
name
is
George
Wynn
and
I'm.
The
son
of
Vietnamese
immigrants,
I,
am
a
first
generation
Asian
American
and
I'm.
T
A
lifelong
resident
of
Dorchester
I
grew
up
on
Pleasant
Street
and
moved
around
the
corner
to
1:09
Park
Street
I
bounced
around
Dorchester
from
JFK
Mont
and
finally,
back
to
Geneva
Ave,
where
I
have
lived
for
the
past
eight
years,
I
attended
the
Dorchester,
youth
collaborative
and
Viet
Aid
growing
up,
and
actually
that's
where
I
currently
volunteer
and
deliver
interpreted
sermon.
Every
Sunday
and
I
graduated
from
Boston
Latin,
School
and
later
Yale,
College
and
last
year.
I
was
a
teacher
at
up
Academy
Dorchester
middle
school,
but
I
don't
do
that
anymore.
T
Today,
I
am
two
years
out
of
college
and
I
can
say
that
the
fields
corner
I
grew
up
in
has
become
better
because
of
the
small
shops
firms
and
community
centers
operated
by
people
of
color,
Cape,
Verdean,
sporto,
Ricans,
Dominicans,
Haitians,
African
Americans,
and
getting
these
folks
in
this
town.
They
contribute
so
deeply
to
the
economic
and
social
fabric
of
our
community
and,
having
spent
a
fair
share
of
my
childhood
at
playing
tag
at
the
playground.
T
Nearby
I've
enjoyed
tremendously
the
cultural
events
that
have
been
put
on
a
talent,
rear
park
and
also
definitely
the
meals
that
I
share
with
my
friends
and
family
at
LA
and
on
home,
and
perhaps
little
sarong
cultural
district
seems
to
Vietnamese
centric.
But
this
place
is
indeed
a
very
heavily
Vietnamese
influence
district.
So
let
us
continue
to
celebrate
the
diversity
within
this
community.
T
So
councillors
I
join
my
colleagues
and
my
neighbors
here
and
asking
you
for
your
support
in
little
sihyoung
as
our
name,
and
by
doing
so,
we
not
only
preserve
our
heritage,
but
also
our
history
and
while
it
may
seem
trivial
to
some
our
home
and
how
we
call
home
mean
the
world
to
us.
So
thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration.
Thank.
U
Good
evening,
thank
you,
madam
chair
Thank,
You
counsel,
counsel,
Baker
think
you
are
lost.
My
council
mascot
council,
my
name
is
Tristan
win
I
have
been
a
resident
dorchester
for
almost
two
decades
and
started
with
some
small
business
here.
I
attended
the
John
pahala
Elementary
School
on
only
Street
right
off,
Geneva,
Ave,
I,
believe
school
is
called
up.
Academy
now
growing
up
I
would
roam
the
streets
of
Dorchester
on
my
green
BMX
bicycle
with
other
little
rascals
in
my
neighborhood.
Until
it's
like
way,
past
dark
I
would
walk
into
the
house.
U
Go
swimming
the
public
pool
in
the
summer
play
volleyball
in
the
town
field
park
raffle
for
three
years
ago.
I
started
my
accounting
practice
in
the
fuse
cord
business
lab
right
next
door
from
here
I
would
park.
My
car
Duncan
Street
display
right
back
there
and
and
occasionally
I
would
get
a
call
from
a
resident.
That
read
remind
me
that
I
was
a
complete
doofus,
forgetting
that
west
street
cleaning
and
I
hadn't
moved
my
car,
which
is
I'm
grateful.
We
got
a
big
ticket.
U
So
the
point
me
saying
all
this
is
that
door
shuts
has
a
special
place
in
my
heart.
The
door
says
I
know
is
police,
safe
and
people
look
after
one
another.
This
past
May,
when
my
firm
was
looking
to
add
a
member
to
our
team.
I
came
to
realize
that
the
door
says
I
know
it's
thought
contrast
to
Google's
after
lengthy
and
arduous
process
of
interviewing
overdoes
individual.
We
finally
found
one
that
we
really
loved.
She
was
young
late.
Former
client
graduate
from
Purdue
University
would
really
excites.
U
K
U
Place
where
I
felt
well,
I
thought
it
wasn't.
Police
8
and
my
second
home
was
impacting
my
ability
to
and
retain
top
talent.
But
honestly,
I
did
not
blame
her
one
bit.
The
only
thing
she
knew
about
Dorchester
was
what
she
could
find
Google.
Do
you
know
that
if
you
put
the
term
Dorchester
and
Mass
on
Google,
the
top
three
pathologists
are
the
top
suggestions
are
extortions
as
safe?
What's
a
cranberry
in
Dorchester
and
what
the
bad
errors
in
Dorchester
the
first
piece,
the
first
impression
people
get
about.
U
Dorchester,
is
about
the
crime
rate
and
the
safety
concerns.
Imagine
that
you
have
never
been
nauseous
but
heard
of
a
great
restaurant
or
a
sub
shop
in
the
air
in
this
area.
You
feel
adventurous
and
decide
you
let
research
and
those
are
the
result
you
get.
Are
you
still
inclined
to
go
as
a
small
business
owner
I
come
to
realize
that
what
people
find
on
Google
do
affect
our
business?
U
This
thing
not
affect
my
business
but
in
fact
rank
during
liability
to
attract
customer
to
that
to
their
amazing
coffee,
which
I
think
it's
the
best
and
strongest
in
town
for
2000
ability
to
track
adventures
foodie
to
try
out
the
crook,
a
foot
catfish
effects
on
her
ability
to
attract
people
to
try
that
delicious
seven-course
of
be
what
people
find
on
Google
about
this
effect
or
business
in
this
area.
I
am
here
to
support
the
low
Saigon
culture
district,
because
I
support
the
local
business
here.
A
You
so
much
sir
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
Senator
Nick
Collins
is
here
if
you
could
wave
her
folks.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us.
Senator
I'm
gonna
call
a
few
more
folks
up
for
public
testimony,
but
before
I
do
that,
after
that
happens,
after
we
hear
from
those
folks
we're
going
to
have
the
second
panel
come
up
so
while
I
call
these
names
would
just
ask
if
we
could
switch
out
the
panels
next
on
my
list
and
again
I
apologize.
Is
it
Matan?
Barret
did
I
get
that
right.
A
H
A
A
V
V
So,
of
course
we
support
this
initiative
because
Little
Saigon,
it's
not
Saigon
right,
so
it's
Little
Saigon
and
we're
not
bringing
Vietnam
over
here
right.
This
is
just
us,
and
so
it
is
something
that
Vietnamese
Americans
have
been
building
for
everyone
to
experience.
You
know
and
explore
and
embrace
you
know,
so
we
believe
in
diversity.
We
believe
in
you
know
like
when,
when
another
code,
when
people
of
different
cultural
heritage
come
and
explore
and
find
out
more,
it
promotes
tolerance.
V
W
Hi
good
evening,
I
too,
will
try
to
beat
that
clock.
My
name
is
neat
Ron
I,
also
go
by
Nina
Trung
I'm
a
22
year
resident
and
a
small
business
owner
in
Dorchester
when
I'm,
not
working
with
students
at
the
joint
tutoring
office
down
the
street
at
1377,
daav
I,
put
on
my
VP
hat
and
work
with
the
Nova
team
to
help
organize
very
events
for
the
communities
such
as
the
thetan
Boston,
which
is
the
Lunar
New
Year
event
and
the
trim
to
the
mid-autumn
festival
event,
and
many
more
just
like
that.
W
I'd
like
to
share
a
short
story
as
to
how
I
landed
in
Dorchester
out
of
all
places,
I
emigrated
to
the
United
States,
with
my
mother
in
97,
to
reunite
with
my
father,
who
had
emigrated
six
years
prior
through
a
refugee
program
for
prisoners
of
the
Vietnam
War,
of
which
my
grandfather
was
a
prisoner
of
war
for
ten
years,
because
he
fought
alongside
Americans
for
freedom
and
democracy.
My
father
could
have
chosen
California
or
Texas,
but
instead
he
chose
Massachusetts,
particularly
Dorchester.
W
Yes,
despite
the
snow
storms
and
the
numbing
cold
of
the
Northeast,
he
chose
Dorchester
and
here's
why
he
said
that
the
people
in
the
Dorchester
community
were
remarkably
receptive.
They
reached
out
to
help
when
his
family
was
most
in
need.
They
accepted
him
when
he
had
nothing
well,
not
quite
nothing.
He
was
empty
in
positions
possessions,
but
copious
in
dreams
he
held
on
to
dreams
that
he
would
one
day
rebuild
his
life
here,
start
a
family
here
and
make
this
place
his
home.
W
Indeed,
he
did
rebuild
his
life
here
and
he
works
hard
for
his
family,
but
he
has
yet
to
make
a
home
similar
to
my
friend
Annie
statements
when
she,
when
I
read
her
testimony.
My
dad
also
feels
that
his
home
country
vanished
when
South
Vietnam
fell
under
communist
regime.
He
now
proudly
lives
in
the
US
and
is
grateful
for
the
opportunity,
but
his
heart
still
beats
to
the
ticks
on
the
clock
of
Benton
Market,
which
is
a
landmark
in
Saigon
of
Vietnam.
W
So
it
struck
me
that
something
I
take
for
granted
is
not
common
knowledge
to
everyone,
and
so
I'm
here
today
to
raise
my
full
support
in
having
a
little
Saigon
cultural
district
in
Dorchester,
so
that
we
can
share
this
wealth
of
cultural
assets
with
others
and
celebrate
the
richness
of
Dorchester
and
also
for
many
of
us
here
today,
so
that
we
can
call
this
place
a
true
home.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
Nina.
X
X
This
year,
I
was
glad
we
appointed
to
be
Director
for
workforce
and
economic
development.
On
the
behalf
of
the
mayor's
Youth
Council,
the
mayor's
Youth
Council
has
the
main
mission
to
is
to
engage
Boston's
youth
regarding
communal
events
and
political
activity.
The
council
also
assists
Boston's
youth
regarding
their
future,
as
we've
seen
through
our
job
fairs
and
many
other
culture.
Events
on
the
behalf
of
the
council,
I
am
pleased
to
present.
Read
you
his
letter
of
support.
X
Dear
Boston
city
councilors,
dear
our
constituents,
we,
the
mayor's
Youth
Council,
are
writing
to
you
in
expressed
us
support
in
the
establishment
of
a
little
cigar
and
culture
district
in
Dorchester.
We
specifically
support
the
initiatives,
go
to
bring
people
together
and
the
mission
to
preserve
and
promote
and
enrich
the
video
news
community
and
heritage
in
Dorchester,
in
compliance
with
Massachusetts
Cultural
Council.
The
cultural
district
initiative
encouraged
Massachusetts
community
to
strain
the
artistic
and
cultural
enterprises
while
stimulating
economic
activity.
X
By
improving
the
experience
of
visitors,
our
communities
will
in
turn
create
a
higher
quality
of
life
for
all
of
those
who
lives
within
it.
In
the
spirit
of
this
initiative,
we,
the
mayor,
sees
Council
and
with
the
support
of
Nova
support
the
world
of
Saigon
culture
district
and
it's
hoped
to
increase
awareness
of
the
culture
aspects
within
the
community.
X
X
This
gives
first
corner
a
unique
reason
for
visitors
from
all
around
the
globe
to
come
and
visit.
Our
community,
besides
tourism,
the
culture
district,
is
hopes
to
encourage
an
outside.
It
hopes
to
encourage
Boston's
youth
to
learn
more
about
the
Vietnamese
American
heritage
and
traditions.
As
youth
representatives
for
the
city
of
Boston.
We
believe
this
destination
will
strengthen
our
neighborhood
and
bring
new
businesses
and
programs
into
this
diverse
area.
X
As
a
youth
representative,
we
will
assist
in
publication
of
communal
events
regarding
Boston's
youth,
as
well
as
assist
in
the
employment
of
Boston's
youth,
sincerely,
the
mayor's
Youth
Council
Boston's,
youth,
arson,
culture,
Boston's,
youth,
workforce
and
economic
development.
Boston's
you
public
public
peace,
Boston's,
youth,
public
health,
Boston,
see
you
usually
the
change.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
I
Y
From
Dorchester
to
alert
and
certainly
help
to
where
he
was
born,
I
was
born
at
New
England
Hospital
for
Women.
The
first
hospital
for
women
in
which
is
now
the
Dimmick
Center
I,
think
that
this
is
a
diverse
neighborhood
and
it's
taken
away
from
our
Cape
Verdean
black
car
Kaiser
I.
We
have
a
Dominican
Republic,
El
Salvador.
This
is
taking
away
from
their
community,
so
they
have
restaurants.
Here
they
have
barber
shops.
This
is
completely
wrong.
Y
Z
Z
Z
Just
a
few
days
prior
to
our
meeting
I
had
walked
door
to
door
with
meeting
local
business
owners
in
fields
Connor
for
my
camera
sharing
initiative,
one
of
my
community
policing
initiatives
and
when
I
realized
that
the
strong
majority
of
the
small
business
owners
here
in
Dodge
justice
fields,
Connor
with
Vietnamese
aunt
I,
offered
to
gum
dung
leadership.
Three
things
the
Boston
Police
can
do
as
community
policing
initiatives.
Z
Z
Then
I
asked
gum
dumb,
the
Vietnamese
community
of
Boston
for
the
help.
I'm
gonna
go
a
little
bit
longer.
Sorry
for
the
help
we
lost
town
field.
We
lost
it
from
a
community
perspective
from
a
policing
perspective
and
I
was
here.
I
was
responsible
to
bring
back
town
field
tram
and
I
discussed.
What
can
we
do?
Z
We
met
with
gum
dump,
they
brought
back
the
park,
they
had
an
annual
cocoa,
they
have
an
annual
cocoa,
but
the
first
one
was
in
honor
of
c11
and
law
enforcement,
and
then
Nova
has
their
annual
Lampton
festival
in
the
park,
and
it's
just
good
to
see
that
these
community,
policing
and
issues
when
you
reach
out
to
the
community
the
partnerships
that
are
forged
continue
to
go
on
and
now,
with
these
events,
eight
hundred
to
a
thousand
people
attend
these
events
annually.
Here
at
town
field
also
was
captain.
Z
C11
I
was
invited
to
every
community
event
that
gum
dump
sponsored
and
the
events
that
I
attended
I
was
enriched
with
Vietnamese
culture.
The
more
I
learned
about
the
Vietnamese
heritage,
the
more
important
I
believe
it
was
for
me
to
impress
upon
the
larger
community
of
Dorchester
the
need
for
Vietnamese
community
cultural
district.
Z
Some
cultural
district
seeds
were
already
planted
through
the
help
of
several
Vietnamese
community
members
mast.
A
bit
of
Bend
in
Academy
would
perform
for
c11
whenever
I
asked
him
to
including
National
Night
Out,
where
I
was
able
to
give
him
an
award
and
the
recognition
that
he
deserved
as
a
community
leader
of
Dorchester,
always
representing
the
Vietnamese
community
by
passing
on
tradition
and
culture
through
his
passion
of
Vietnamese.
Z
Traditional
martial
arts
in
closing
I
just
want
everybody
here
to
realize
that
the
Little
Saigon
cultural
district
initiative
is,
in
addition
to
feel
Konnor,
rich
diversity
to
culture,
inclusion
and
commitment
to
community,
and
it
will
celebrate
Boston's
Vietnamese
culture
and
heritage
in
America's.
I,
don't
know
if
anyone
knew
this.
Z
It's
the
densest
population
in
the
country,
densest
Vietnamese
community
in
the
country
is
something
we
all
should
be
proud
of,
and
it
also
as
if
many
people
have
spoken
and
testified
earlier
at
houses,
Viet,
Aid,
America's,
first
Vietnamese
community
center
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
testify
here
tonight.
Thank.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you
so
much.
There
are
others
who
have
signed
up
to
speak
and
don't
worry
you
will
have
an
opportunity.
We
will
make
sure
that
everyone
who
wants
to
speak
will
have
that
opportunity
to
speak,
but
we
did
want
to
now
shift
over
to
the
second
panel,
like
with
the
first
panel
I,
will
ask
each
of
you
to
introduce
yourselves
and
your
affiliation
and
then
we
can
go
into
presentations.
I.
AB
AC
AC
So
I'd
like
to
say
that
we
did
do
a
brochure
for
and
summarize
all
the
points
possible
so
that
everyone
can
read
it
as
well.
You
know
there's
questions
or
concerns
our
email
and
phone
number
is
also
on
here
as
well
so
good
evening.
Everyone-
and
thank
you,
thank
you.
Our
community
chair
councillor,
Janey
for
having
us
here,
along
with
councillor
Baker,
councillor,
woo
and
also
the
representative
from
mass
cultural
council,
Lisa
I,
think
she
left,
but
Karam
Courtney
from
the
Boston
Arts
office.
AC
I
moved
here
to
Boston
from
California
15
years
ago
to
attend
Boston
College,
a
life
at
BCC
was
drastically
different
than
at
home
in
Los
Angeles.
Luckily,
I
met
individuals
who
introduced
me
to
the
venom
ease
community
here
through
the
venom
II
students,
Association
I,
had
found
my
home
away
from
home
and
could
order
a
bowl
eventual
or
fall
when
I
felt
homesick.
AC
The
idea
of
a
little
sarong
district
was
first
brought
up
in
2014
through
the
Vietnamese
community
of
Massachusetts.
At
that
time,
the
group
petition
for
a
little
Saigon
destination
with
Mayor
Walsh
and
started
the
work
with
various
city
councilors,
including
councillor
Baker
last
year,
inspired
by
the
Latin
Quarter
and
other
Louis
icons
around
the
country
in
San,
Diego,
Seattle
and
Denver
and
encouraged
by
councillor
Wu.
We
resumed
initiative
for
Little
Saigon
councillor,
who
helped
Saigon
cultural
district
here
in
Dorchester.
AC
In
order
to
gain
insight
into
how
a
cultural
district
could
positively
impact
an
enriched
at
community.
We
look
to
Boston
Latin
Quarter
I
was
lucky
enough
to
attend
their
meetings
and
events
and
in
the
process
learned
where
and
how
a
little
Saigon
can
contribute
to
the
community.
We
held
public
meetings
to
gather
interest
from
the
community.
We
had
meetings
with
individuals,
civic
groups,
but
organization
representatives
and
everyone
who
was
curious
about
the
cultural
district.
We
listened
to
and
noted
the
desires
and
concerns
of
community
leaders.
This
was
only
the
beginning.
AC
We
plan
to
host
more
meetings
and
events
and
survey
to
see
what
the
community
would
want
before
the
community.
A
plan
that
Kara
had
mentioned
during
the
first
panel
fuels
corner
here
is
a
vibrant
area
with
a
great
number
of
assets
from
the
multitude
businesses
to
the
numerous
organizations
that
serve
the
community.
It
is
our
goal
to
contribute
positively.
We
want
to
contribute
an
eighth
in
making
fields
corner
a
destination
for
all
to
visit
and
a
source
of
pride
for
the
residents
and
their
community.
AC
This
actually
reminds
me
of
an
experience
at
the
fields
corner
library.
It
was
a
Lunar
New,
Year
event
where
we
were
had
exhibited
of
different
types
of
enemies.
Artifacts
I
was
explaining.
Actually
what
this
rahmatan
fruit
or
jump
jump
called
in
ving
amis
wasn't
how
to
eat
it,
but
the
young
man
already
knew
what
it
was.
He
ended
explaining
it
to
others
what
it
was
and
how
the
ADA
in
Puerto
Rico
and
ended
up
healing
it
for
everyone
to
eat.
AC
Venomous
refugees
and
immigrants
have
been
settling
here
in
the
fields
corner
area.
For
over
40
years
we
chose
this
name
to
paid
homage
to
the
refugees
who
fled
Vietnam
following
the
end
of
Vietnam
War
growing
through
old
photos.
I
found
this
poem
that
my
dad
wrote
when
he
escaped
Vietnam
in
1978
and
I
would
like
to
share
with
you
today
and
I.
Think
some
folks
are
gonna
help
me
because,
as
I
was
practicing
at
least
they've
memorized,
this
Vietnam
to
about
yo
Joe,
throwing
one
Joe
said
boy.
AC
AC
AC
He
found
a
new
country
here,
United
States,
but
always
thinks
back
to
his
country
within
the
12,000
binamis
descent
Kern
living
in
Boston,
3/4
of
whom
reside
here
in
the
fields
corner
area,
Vietnamese
Americans
have
formed
a
close-knit
community
and
contribute
to
thriving
culture
of
the
Dorchester
neighborhood.
We
would
like
to
celebrate
and
acknowledge
the
immigrant
experience
of
thousands
of
Vietnamese
Americans
and
the
impact
it
had
in
the
Dorchester
community.
AC
Initially,
this
name
unifies
us
with
other
little
song
districts
around
the
nation.
Now
like
to
end
with
a
reading
of
a
quote
of
a
plaque.
That's
housed
in
the
VIN
amis
American
Center
at
viddied.
It
reads
as
Vietnamese
Americans
honor
and
embrace
our
place
of
among
other
Americans.
We
are
guided
by
the
rich
heritage
and
hopes
for
our
future
built
of
bricks,
concrete
steel
and
dreams.
This
Center
houses,
our
history,
community
and
vision.
AC
The
Vietnamese
American
community
center
was
made
possible
by
the
contributions
of
those
who
dared
to
dream,
and
those
who
supported
this
dream
today
would
year
to
dream
again
and
hope
at
the
City
Council,
and
all
of
us
here
today
have
dream.
Fear
alone
will
support
our
dream
of
having
a
little
Saigon
cultural
district.
Thank
you
very
much.
AA
Good
evening,
everyone
I'm
here
before
you
today
an
enthusiastic
support
of
a
Little
Saigon
cultural
district
in
Dorchester
sponsored
by
councilor
Baker.
Madam
chair
I
would
like
to
thank
you
and
the
committee
members
and
committee
staff
for
organizing
this
hearing
today.
We're
provided
the
community
with
an
opportunity
to
be
heard
on
a
matter
near
and
dear
to
so
many
constituents
here
tonight.
Also
on
behalf
of
the
Vietnamese
American
community.
I
would
like
to
thank
councilor
Baker
for
sponsoring
for
serving
as
lead
sponsor
on
this
matter
and
for
his
ongoing
engagement.
AA
His
openness
and
willingness
to
collaborate
has
been
crucial
and
moving
moving.
This
designation
forward,
the
Vietnamese
American
community.
Excuse
me
the
Vietnamese
American
is
incredibly
grateful
and
thanks
the
Consul
and
his
staff
for
the
partnership
and
for
all
they
do
for
the
district.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
mayor,
Walsh
and
administration.
AA
The
list
goes
on
and
on
this
cultural
mosaic
is
what
makes
Boston
a
beautiful
city,
a
world-class
city
after
the
fall
of
Saigon
in
1975
through
the
1980s,
the
first
wave
of
Vietnamese
immigrants
settled
in
Boston
refugees
that
were
escaping
persecution,
just
as
many
of
our
other
fellow
immigrant
groups
mentioned
above
Boston
allowed
them
to
start
over
again.
These
Vietnamese
refugees
and
those
that
would
follow
over
the
decades
would
help
transform
one
of
the
city's
neighborhoods
fields
corner
beening.
AA
These
immigrants
were
become
a
vital
and
instrumental
part
of
the
city
in
regions,
social
and
economic
fabric,
and
brought
vitality
to
the
neighborhood
from
the
small
businesses
here
to
the
local
students.
They
graced
the
cover
of
The
Boston
Globe
as
one
of
the
city's
high
school
valedictorians
over
the
decades,
and
the
future
is
exciting
for
the
next
generation
of
Vietnamese
Americans,
which
brings
us
here
today,
as
we
work
to
honor
Vietnamese
culture
for
generations
to
come
little
sight.
A
little
Saigon
cultural
district,
cultural
district
designation
is
not
solely
a
Vietnamese
matter.
AA
AA
Approximately
three
hundred
three
were
wounded
in
action.
These
soldiers,
who
we
revere
as
our
brothers
and
sisters,
fought
beside
so
many
South
Vietnamese
soldiers
that
encountered
the
same
fate.
They
fought
for
the
same
cause:
Saigon
the
capital
city
of
the
Republic
of
South
Vietnam
represented
freedom,
liberty
and
democracy
that
both
South
Vietnamese
soldiers
and
American
soldiers
fought
to
preserve
I've
had
the
honor
in
my
own
life
to
watch
South,
Vietnamese
and
American
Vietnam
War
vets
talk
about
talk
to
one
another
and
reminisce.
We
deeply
deeply
honor
them.
AA
It
will
never
forget
their
contributions
to
society
into
future
generations.
I,
along
with
many
others
here
with
us
today,
are
here
because
of
them.
That
fact,
along
with
the
Little
Saigon
cultural
district
designation,
is
a
lasting
legacy
of
all
their
efforts.
It
is
because
of
them
that
this
is
all
possible.
AA
I
am
in
awe
the
symbolism
of
the
children
of
Vietnamese
and
American
soldiers,
standing
side-by-side
in
a
Little
Saigon
cultural
district,
eating
together
working
together
and
collaborating
with
one
another
we
further
honored
them
and
their
sacrifices
by
making
a
little
saigon
cultural
district
as
inclusive,
open
and
welcoming
as
possible.
We
vet.
We
invite
people
of
all
races,
religions,
genders
orientation
to
join
us
in
celebrating
Vietnamese
culture
and
to
honor
those
that
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice
to
make
this
district
possible.
We
want
to
learn
from
one
another.
AA
A
AB
Everyone
my
remarks
are
brief,
and
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
gay
pétomane,
who
is
the
board
director
and
has
done
much
of
the
work
as
I'm
a
new
installment
at
Main
Street.
So
this
these
remarks
are
on
behalf
of
him
as
well.
At
fields
corner
Main
Street.
We
have
a
good
working
relationship
with
nova
and
kang
dong
because
of
our
collaborations
on
shared
events
in
our
community.
We
have
worked
hard
in
the
last
year
in
conversation
with
stakeholders
and
the
organizers
of
little
saigon
about
how
this
cultural
district
would
best
serve
fields,
coroners
business
district.
AB
As
a
result
of
these
conversations,
our
board
of
directors
decided
to
move
forward
in
support
of
this
initiative
and
on
May
14
2009,
the
board
of
directors
of
fields,
corner
Main,
Street
voted
unanimously
to
support
the
creation
of
the
Vietnamese
cultural
district
called
Little
Saigon.
We
support
the
creation
of
Little
Saigon
because
it
is
our
mission
to
serve
all
of
the
businesses
and
fields
corner
over
the
last
20
years.
AB
We
have
helped
connect
businesses
with
resources
to
help
them
stay
competitive,
but
we
failed
at
times
to
bridge
the
linguistic
and
cultural
divide
between
many
of
our
business
owners
and
these
resources.
As
a
result,
there
remains
a
significant
opportunity
for
many
failed
fields:
corner
businesses
to
meet
their
full
potential.
AB
We
want
to
connect
to
all
our
businesses
with
strategy
to
support
them
from
the
city
and
help
them
succeed,
and
we
have
created
a
framework
in
which
Nova
works
alongside
Main
streets,
Main
Street,
to
provide
additional
language
and
cultural
support
to
help
us
better
connect
to
our
Vietnamese
owned
businesses.
In
addition,
we
believe
that
the
creation
of
the
Vietnamese
cultural
district
will
help
to
prioritize
the
uniqueness
of
fields
Corner
ahead
of
outside
interests.
Not
only
does
fields
corner
have
everything
you
could
want.
AB
We
also
have
a
strategic
advantage
and
that
we
provide
a
Main
Street
experience
with
the
different
with
differentiation
that
comes
largely
from
Vietnamese
culture
in
other
parts
of
the
city,
we've
seen
the
benefit
of
the
cultural
district
designation,
an
examples
like
the
Latin
Quarter
and
while
most
of
us
in
this
room
know
that
fields
corner
is
a
wonderful
place
to
live
and
work.
We
believe
that
Little
Saigon
will
help
make
it
a
destination.
For
these
reasons,
we
wholeheartedly
support
the
creation
of
a
cultural
district
called
Little
Saigon
in
fields
corner.
B
You
thank
you,
madam
chair
I'm,
glad
to
see
that
the
partnership
wasn't
over
and
and
Main
streets
is,
is
alive
and
well.
I
think
that
was
part
of
the
holdup.
When
were
when
this
talk
was
going
on
and
just
for
clarification,
I've
been
a
city
councilor
finishing
up
my
eighth
year,
I
think
in
that
first
year
I
was
having
conversations
about
a
cultural
district
eight
years
ago.
So
it's
taken
this
long
and
Annie.
You've
done
a
lot
of
work
tree.
AB
K
AB
AB
AC
So
poor
Jackie
here
her
first
day,
was
Monday
with
fields
corner
of
Main,
Street
and
so
the
board
of
directors
of
Main
Street
and
the
Nova
team
has
been
working
for
the
site,
design,
the
MOU
and
so
in
the
process
to
sign
the
MOU
fields.
Corner
of
Main,
Street,
Fields,
corner
of
Main,
Street
and
Nova
is
gonna
work
collaboratively
with
the
business
owners
and
for
because
the
cultural
district
goes
is
larger
than
the
Main
Street
district,
any
fields
corner
of
business.
AC
That's
in
fields,
corner
of
Main
Street
will
receive
for
service
for
Main
Street,
and
then
any
businesses
not
will
also
receive
support,
but
through
Nova,
because
Main
Street
can't
really,
but
also,
if
you're,
a
business
in
fields
corner
of
Main
Street
and
your
part
and
you
design
on
as
a
little
Saigon
business
partner.
You'll
also
receive
a
free
membership
from
a
Main
Street,
so
that,
if
you're
in
both
district
you're
gonna
receive
both
both
submission.
AC
But
we
signed
the
MOU
saying
that
the
two
will
work
collaboratively
together
with
all
things
and
that
the
cultural
district
will
make
sure
that
the
businesses
and
the
residents
know
of
Main
Street
services
and
vice
versa,
and
that
was
signed
in
the
MOU
between
Main
Street
and
Nova,
to
ensure
that
this
partnership
will
last-
and
it's
also
in
our
MOU-
that
the
tube
will
meet
and
talk
at
least
once
a
month
to
make
sure
they
are
aware
of.
What's
going
on
and
then
full
transparency.
AC
AB
I'll
just
add
to
that
one
of
the
best
practices
that
was
mentioned
by
Lisa
earlier,
as
that
the
cultural
district
should
be
in
conversation
and
connect
with
the
with
the
local
cultural
district
that
doesn't
exist
in
fields
corner
there's,
not
a
local
culture,
their
son
in
LCC
in
Dorchester,
but
there
is
the
Main
Street
and
Main
Street
oxen
in
that
respect.
Okay,.
B
AC
AE
AF
AC
B
J
I'm,
just
so
excited
and
proud,
I
just
I
know
how
much
work
Annie
has
put
in
just
as
an
individual
and
that
Annie
has
worked
with
so
many
people
out
in
the
community.
So
the
number
of
collective
hours
that
this
represents
of
brainstorming,
going
back
and
and
having
conversations,
tax
sort
of
knitting,
the
community
together
in
so
many
levels
is,
is
exactly
why
this
matters?
Could
you
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
just
give
a
shape
of
sort
of
how
many
meetings
there
have
been?
J
AC
We've
had
four
or
five
public
meetings
in
multiple
meetings
with
individuals,
organizations,
including
civic
groups,
and
we
keep
coming
back
to
if
they
request
us
to
elaborate
more
as
well
a
lot
of
individuals.
Meetings
with
individuals
as
a
lot
of
people
have
my
cell
phone
number.
My
cell
phone
number
is
on
this.
If
you
have
questions
you
can
call
me
directly
and
have
a
conversation
with
a
team
as
well.
AC
We've
recruited
members
of
the
team,
our
largest
community
meeting,
had
over
a
hundred
people
in
that
meeting,
and
then
we've
been
meeting
pretty
much
weekly
as
a
team
to
work
on
the
application
and
all
these
fancy
brochures
I
didn't
make
them
our
team.
The
team
made
them
and
because
I
do
not
have
the
skill
set
for
this,
but
it's
through
the
copper
work,
and
so
we
meet
almost
weekly
to
work
on
the
nitty-gritty
of
everything.
AC
And
then
we
meet
at
least
once
a
month
with
a
larger
group
who
to
make
sure
that
everything
is
set,
that
we're
having
the
conversations
that's
necessary
and
also
all
the
different
members
within
the
committee
also
have
their
own
conversations
as
well
with
individuals
as
well.
I
know
that
Gabe
isn't
here,
but
he's
had
a
lot
of
multiple
conversations
with
his
own
civic
group
of
Bloomfield
and
then
also
other
business
owners
in
the
fields
corner
area
as
part
of
Main
Street,
and
then.
J
Just
a
final
question
on
timelines,
so
it
you
know
it
sounds
like
the
getting
a
vote
on
a
resolution
from
the
City
Council
is
kind
of
the
the
next
thing
that
you
need
to
be
able
to
even
submit
the
application.
Do
you
feel
like
it's
a
difference
if
the
council
were
to
do
something
this
month
versus
in
2020,
for
example,
is
there
an
opportunity
to
get
some
feedback
from
mass
cultural
council
to
have
something
happen
by
that?
If,
if
the
council
does
it
earlier
or
are
there
certain
timelines
that
you're
trying
to
hit.
AC
In
the
meantime,
máscaras
mentioned
we've
been
applying
to
grant
so
that
we
could
have
a
strategic
plan
in
place
before
real
work
starts
to
begin,
and
that
plan
is
important
because
we
want
to
hear
from
the
community
what
it
is
that
they
envision
and
desire
as
well,
but
right
now,
we've
we
can't
not.
We
can
no
longer
submit
anything
to
mass
cultural
council
until
we
have
the
resolution
from
the
city.
Thank
you.
That's
how
I
have.
B
So
so
a
vote
in
early
2020
is
okay.
January
2020
February,
twenty
twenty.
It
doesn't.
If
you
don't
get
it
by
the
end
of
this
fiscal
year
it
doesn't
it.
Doesn't
you
don't
go
back
this
this
year,
not
fiscal
year,
County
it
doesn't.
You
don't
go
back
to
the
stop.
The
work
you've
done
is
the
work
you've
done.
So
if
we
did
it,
if
we
did
a
vote
in
January
or
February
or
so
then
that's
when
you
would
file
your
application.
AC
J
This
is
obviously
internal
and
in
for
the
lead,
sponsor
and
chair
to
decide,
but
I
think
there
a
couple
ways
that
the
council
could
do
it.
One
could
be
that
the
committee
report
off
of
this
hearing
could
include
a
resolution
at
the
next
meeting,
potentially
which
is
possible,
but
that's
the
last.
We
only
have
one
more
count.
We
were
talking
about
like
this,
because
there's
only
one
council
meeting
left
in
the
year
so
sort
of
next
week
or
2020,
and
it
will
take
you-
know
the
it
won't
be
early
twenty
imeem.
J
AC
Believe
the
grant
that
we
put
in
to
start
the
work
of
the
surveys
and
the
community
meetings
happen
in
February,
and
that's
only
because
we
wanted
to
capture
the
thought
festival,
because
at
that
festival
large
numbers
of
enemies
come
together,
and
so
that
was
a
perfect
timing
for
us
to
survey
the
Vietnamese
community.
What
they
would
envision
for
this
cultural
district.
So
if
we
could
get
a
vote
sooner
than
lair,
that
would
help
us
in
terms
of
the
grant
writing
process,
because
we
also
have
to
go
back
and
meet
with
the
arts
office
as
well.
A
Other
questions
other
questions
I
want
to
thank
this
panel.
Thank
you
so
much
there
are
more
folks
who
would
like
to
testify.
So
at
this
point
we
will
open
up
the
floor
for
that
first
on
the
list
is
kim
tae
and
while
she's
coming
up
mister
dang,
chi
bing
and
then
when
butte
their
chairs.
Here,
if
you
want
to
line
up
at
the
chairs
kim,
thank
you.
A
AF
AF
We
are
here
on
behalf
of
Viet
aid,
which
is
to
avoid
our
support
for
Little
Saigon
as
a
cultural
designation
in
the
corner.
Neighborhood
of
Dorchester,
just
as
a
little
bit
of
background
via
Dade,
was
founded
in
1994
by
a
group
of
Vietnamese
immigrants,
refugees
and
young
people
with
a
mission
to
build
a
strong
community
Vietnamese
community
in
vibrant
fields,
corner
neighborhood
and
many
of
those
people
are
actually
in
attendance
here
tonight.
AF
Since
nineteen,
you
know,
since
the
early
1980s,
a
lot
of
Vietnamese
refugees
have
come
to
this
area
and
have
called
fields
corner
in
George
or
Chester
their
home
and
through
that,
as
the
population
has
risen,
we've
had
more
and
more
institutions,
social
services,
restaurants
and
small
businesses
that
have
been
created
to
support
the
needs
of
this
community.
Both
the
Vietnamese
community
and
the
diverse
Dorchester
community,
and
one
of
the
things
that
has
been
really
incredibly
important,
has
been
the
linking
the
cultural
heritage
of
the
Vietnamese
people
with
the
old
generation
and
the
new
generation.
AF
That's
here
on
a
personal
note,
I'm
a
first
generation
Vietnamese
American.
My
parents
are
immigrated
here
in
1979,
my
father
opened
one
of
the
first
medical
offices
in
Dorchester
that
was
fluently
for
Vietnamese
people
and
then
myself,
I
had
a
law
practice
in
fields
corner
for
eight
years
as
well,
Kate
to
the
Vietnamese
community.
So
this
cultural
designation
of
Little
Saigon
is
both
incredibly
important
to
me
personally,
but
also
to
the
Vietnamese
community
as
well
as
via
day.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
So
much
Kim
thank.
AG
AG
AG
AG
B
AH
So
we
here
not
to
channel
it
in
but
to
enhance
and
have
to
develop
few
corner
become
a
better
place.
As
you
remember
about
ten
years
ago,
few
corner
will
read
a
one
of
the
ten
most
develop
city
or
neighborhood
in
America,
and
we
want
to
be
powered
up.
We
here
not
to
take
away
any
heritage
from
any
order,
Anissa
tea,
but
we're
here
to
work
with
you
to
be
in
harmony
with
you
and
we
want
to
seal
it
and
so
on.
AH
Like
our
second
country,
that
my
older
generation
Martin
arson
and
my
younger
generation,
we
enjoyed
it
and,
after
all,
Thank
You,
governor
Dukakis,
Governor,
Romney,
Governor
Baker.
That
always
say
that
we
are
here
as
the
group
of
people
who
revitalized
few
corner
and
thank
you
to
whoever
here
on
behalf
of
Mayor
Martin
wast.
He
had
been
with
us
quietly
twenty
year
and
once
again,
thank
you.
I
didn't
want
any
more
time
from
you
and
okay.
Thank.
A
You,
sir,
thank
you
so
much
I'm
gonna
call
a
few
more
names
is
Nancy
here,
Nancy
trash,
ERD
went
okay,
people
signed
up
twice,
sorry
just
say
that
right,
Mary,
wrong,
Vinny
Don,
yes,
hung
Huynh
and
and
then
hung
Nina
when
I'm
not
sure
if
they're
the
same
and
then
Candice
Gartley
and
then
also
before
you
start.
Sir
I
just
want
to
ask
the
person
who
is
providing
interpretation
services
to
make
an
announcement
to
ask
anyone
who
may
be
using
equipment
to
please
leave
it
at
the
back
table
before
you
leave
the
building.
M
AI
AI
I
have
a
chance
to
see
the
transformation
of
few
corner
from
one
not
very
desirable,
neighborhood
to
one
of
the
most
vibrant
community
in
about
30
years
that
the
litter
happened
by
chance,
but
by
a
lot
of
collaboration
of
people
who
are
here
and
people
who
not
here
so
I'd
like
to
thank
you,
capsule
baker's,
Castle,
woo,
your
predecessors
and
everybody
community
group
and
every
other
group
that
helped
us
to
make
Phil
Corner.
A
wonderful
hope
for
us
I
saw
is
a
person
who
is
not
here,
mayor,
Marty
Walsh.
AI
He
has
always
been
a
friend
of
our
community
for
forever.
However,
I
am
speaking,
not
a
severe
anis
I'm
speaking
as
an
American,
especially
American,
who
has
engaged
the
last
40
years
in
community
development
and
economic
development.
First
is
the
community
activist,
a
banker
and
a
person
who
working
for
the
government
try
to
bring
more
economic
vitality
to
our
state
to
our
community.
AI
Miss
Lisa
Simon
said
earlier,
throwing
the
mark
by
designating
this
area
leader,
Saigon
coterie
streak
is
a
game-changer.
It
will
bring
this
community
to
even
more
private
to
more
vibrant
to
the
next
level.
It
will
bring
more
jobs.
It
will
bring
more
money,
putting
more
people
in
more
culture
to
this
community
so
because
of
that
I
totally
supporting
the
designation.
Are
this
area
leaders
agora
go
to
restrict
also
because
we
have
a
lot
of
culture
here.
I
want
to
earlier
speakers
talking
about
this
place,
a
nice
church,
but
now
have
Veronese
catholic
parish.
AI
AI
B
AI
A
R
You
so
good
evening.
My
name
is
Mary
trunk
first
and
foremost,
I'd
like
to
say
how
appreciative
I
have
to
have
this
opportunity
to
be
here
to
say
a
few
words
about
why
I
support
the
Little
Saigon
culture
district
as
a
part
of
fused
corner
when
I
came
here
in
the
late
70s
I
was
one
of
the
few.
Maybe
a
few
hundred
Vietnamese
at
the
time.
Moving
to
Boston
and
Dorchester
at
the
time
was
undesirable,
to
live
and
to
have
seen
the
transformation
from
that
time.
R
So
I
like
to
say
that
I
would
like
to
see
that
this
Little
Saigon
cultural
district
would
become
a
reality
just
like
how,
when
we
got
together
with
the
coalition
to
help
build
the
Vietnamese
American
Center
at
the
time,
we
thought
it
was
just
a
dream
and
to
see
it
became
a
reality.
It
was
really
something
where
we
feel
so
proud
of
and
why
we
chose
Phil's
corner
to
build
the
Vietnamese
Americans
community
center,
because
we
have
chosen
fuse
corner
and
Dorchester
to
be
our
home.
R
So
we
belong
here
so
with
that
I'd
like
to
say
that
I
appreciate
councillor
Baker
for
taking
this
on
and
and
with
the
support
of
counsel
whoo
and
of
counsel,
Kim,
Jayden
I'm.
Sorry
I
haven't
met
you
before,
but
I'm
very
happy
to
know
that
the
mayor
and
all
of
you
and
the
committee
have
already
supported
this
initiative.
So
I
know
soon.
You
become
a
reality
for
all
of
us.
So
with
that.
Thank
you.
So
much
again.
Thank.
A
AJ
AJ
Like
me,
most
of
us,
the
long
walk
from
home
to
the
subway
station
and
back
always
frightening
and
bearbette
very
tense,
a
very
bad
experience,
because
from
any
any
corner
from
any
time
there's
someone
will
jump
out
there.
Wrapping
up
a
salty
nut
and
tell
us
to
go
home
and
that's
one
other
thing:
I,
never
never
forget.
AJ
Some
of
those
experienced
a
friend
of
mine,
he
didn't
have
it
a
conscious
like
me,
he
carrying
a
case
of
beer
after
work,
so
he
can
go
home
and
enjoy
after
a
long
day
of
work.
He
got
taken
a
you
know,
RUP
of
the
case
of
being
his
back
and
bit
him
until
he
put
needle
blind
and
I,
and
none
of
my
classmate
were
bit
enough.
So
bad
with
the
hockey
stick
that
he
got
to
go
to
the
hypocrisy,
see
that
I'm
bringing
back
the
story.
I'm.
AJ
AJ
We're
given
back
whenever
we
can.
We
teach
our
children
to
do
the
same
thing.
We
we,
together
with
other
Lord
Chester
residents,
have
transformed
the
Dorchester
neighborhood
to
a
place
from
a
place
where
you
cannot
walk
at
night
simply
after
that
and
into
every
desirable
place
to
live
right.
Now.
If
you
look
around
you,
we
have
notice
in
Dorchester
so
many
Vietnamese
businesses
like
restaurant
Buddhist,
temples
churches,
a
tutoring
center
and
all
classes
Marcia
as
school.
As
you
have
mentioned
earlier,
the
radio
station
newspaper
we
have
it
all.
AJ
We
had
odd
eligible
requirement
to
apply
for
cultural
source
of
district,
the
community
with
aid
the
tourist
center,
just
to
name
a
few
and
honor,
which
around
a
few
corner
area.
These
business
have
drawn
thousand
thousand
a
visitor
weekly
in
the
weekends,
from
our
state
and
nearby
city
into
Dorchester,
and
have
created
a
special
and
so
landmark
and
tourist
destination
for
Boston.
AJ
AJ
Diversity
is
a
beautiful
thing.
It
should
be
celebrated
diversity
is
never
being
about
divisive
in
stay,
it
enhances
our
neighborhood
is
attract
more
people
and
businesses
and
motivate
the
improvement
of
the
area.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
we
have
met
all
that.
What
requirement
by
the
mass
cultural
capsule
of
four
Little
Saigon,
initiated
as
Senator
the
intern
and
representative
tremulous
believed
the
official
destination
of
Little
Saigon
Dorchester
will
be
both
tourism,
artistic
pursuit
and
increased
state
revenue,
as
the
councilman
tidal
can
attach
it
to
the
official
destination
of
the
lease
or
second
cultural
district
in
the
wind.
AJ
Westminster
California
has
a
strong,
positive
social,
economic
and
political
impact
in
in
Westminster.
We
won
the
sale
for
our
beloved
neighborhood
and
cannot
make
this
a
reality
without
your
assistance
on
behalf
of
the
Vietnamese
American
in
Massachusetts,
I
humbly.
Ask
you
to
vote
yes,
and
thank
you
so
much.
Thank.
AK
All
right,
I
mean
I
tried
to
be
as
brief
as
possible.
My
name
is:
hang
Nina
Wynn
and
some
of
you
already
know
I'm
a
real
estate
attorney
here
in
really
on
Dorchester
Avenue
infused
corner
across
from
town
field
Park.
Since
2003,
when
I
opened
my
office
there
and
I've
been
a
residents
of
Dorchester
in
1997,
literally
moved
my
family
raised
my
family
here
and
what
we
want
to
always
teach
my
my
parents,
my
siblings,
my
children
is,
we
have
to
revitalize.
We
have
to
enhance
the
place.
We
live.
AK
It's
about
shopping,
local,
it's
about
rising
up
the
people,
your
neighbors,
so
we
talk
about
all
the
time.
You
know
when
I
have
closings
and
people
say:
oh,
their
trust
is
so
dangerous.
We're
never
coming
to
your
office
to
conduct
the
closing
and
I
say:
well,
guess
what
you're
actually
going
to
have
to
come
to
the
office
to
do
the
closing
in
Dorchester,
where
you
could
get
shot
or
your
car
could
get
stolen
or
whatever
it
could
happen,
because
we
want
to
change
that
mindset.
AK
AK
You
know
here
in
Dorchester,
there's
so
much
demand
for
more
homeownership
in
Dorchester
alone,
and
you
know
and
you've
seen
that
numbers
you've
seen
so
many
families
who
bought
from
like
the
parents,
you
know
where
they
pass
it
down
to
dead
children
and
the
children
would
go
to
school
and
still
come
back
and
live
in
Dorchester,
and
this
is
the
pride
and
this
is
the
you
know,
emotions
that
we
want
to
pass
on
to
our
children
that
we
take
so
much
pride
and
ownership
in
our
community.
Our
culture
I
have
bought.
AK
You
know
the
Little
Saigon
t-shirt
from
Annie
and
guess
what
my
nieces
and
nephews
and
kids
are
wearing
them
every
day
to
go
to
sleep
in
and
then
the
connection
is
we
want
to
say
what
is
Little
Saigon.
You
know
when
they
hang
out
in
Dorchester
infused
corner
eating
at
coca
leaf
that
you
know
unhung
fully.
What
does
that
mean
when
we're
raising
our
kids
and
my
kids?
Are
you
know
by
culture,
they're,
half
Dominican?
AK
They
are
half
Vietnamese
and
that
doesn't
mean
that
we're
taken
away
from
you
know
the
identity,
we're
embracing
that
identity,
so
I
think
it's
a
natural
progression
of
all
of
the
history
of
all
of
what
we
have
done
to
literally
revitalize
and
really
establish
this
area
as
our
home
to
designate
you
know
fuse
corner
as
the
Little
Saigon
culture
district.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much.
AL
Good
evening
madam
chair
councillor,
Baker
Council
drew
an
esteemed
panel.
My
name
is
Candice
Gartley
I
live
in
cotton
at
square.
That's
my
first
home.
My
second
home
is
at
all
Dorchester
Sports
and
leadership
over
in
town
field.
I
am
not
originally
from
Dorchester
and
when
I
moved
here,
what
became
very
apparent
to
me
very
quickly
was
that
people
have
a
very
deep
stake
in
their
culture,
not
only
for
the
Irish
I
met
the
Dominicans,
the
Salvadorians
and
Somalians
the
Vietnamese,
and
it
was
different
for
me
because
I
came
from
a
place
where
it
wasn't.
AL
AL
So
when
I
came
to
adsl
about
seven
years
ago,
I
have
to
be
really
honest
with
you.
When
I
came
in
a
in
this
first
meeting,
I
come
into
the
the
meeting
and
I
represent
all
Dorchester
sports
and
leadership,
all
Dorchester
sports
and
leadership.
So
I
come
with
a
lens
of
representing
all
the
children
who
come
to
me.
So
I
really
honestly
was
surprised
when
I
heard
about
the
name
Little
Saigon,
because
I
felt
immediately
that
it
could
be
seen
as
divisive.
AL
It
could
be
seen
as
exclusionary
and
I
kept
thinking
of
all
the
the
kids
and
the
families
that
I
serve.
Who
wouldn't
be
part
of
that
so
I
articulated
the
concern
for
the
group,
then
I
went
back
and
I
thought
about
it
and
I
thought
well,
I,
don't
see
anybody
stepping
up
to
say
well,
okay,
this
is
my.
This
is
my
ethnicity.
This
is
my
my
story
and
so
I
want
to
be
part
of
the
conversation,
and
that
didn't
happen.
So
I
thought
well,
okay,
the
Vietnamese
are
at
the
table.
AL
They
want
to
do
something
they've
been
here
for
a
long
time.
Let
me
find
out
what
this
is
all
about,
so
I
reached
out
to
my
friends
to
Annie
and
Tang
and
tram
and
Captain
Connolly,
and
we
started
to
work
together.
Sorry
I'll,
move
this
along
and
we
started.
I
said
I
want
to
see
what
this
is
like.
So
we
started
having
events
together
in
town
field.
AL
We
have
I
won't
go
into
all
of
them,
but
the
Moon
Festival
and
the
barbecue,
and
what
have
you
and
we
have
worked
collaboratively
for
the
past
three
years
really
really
closely
and
I
came
to
see
that
having
a
little
Saigon
cultural
district,
it's
not
the
end
of
the
story.
It's
another
chapter
in
the
story
of
fields
corner
who
has
always
welcomed
immigrants
and
the
Vietnamese
are-
are
just
another
chapter
in
this,
this
vibrant
fabric
that
we
called
fields
corner.
AL
So
I
thought
you
know
what
let's
let's
work
together,
but
here's
my
challenge
to
people
in
this
room
today,
I
challenge
you
to
reach
out
to
the
people
who
are
not
Vietnamese,
who
don't
understand
the
the
the
the
depth
of
what
you're
trying
to
do
and
engage
them
in
your
effort
to
try
to
show
them
the
beauty
of
your
culture
and
how
you
add
to
the
vibrancy
of
this
neighborhood.
That's
my
challenge
to
you.
I'll
work
on
it
at
my
end
and
I.
A
A
AM
You
chairwoman,
Thank
You
councillor
Baker
and
councillor
Wu
for
coming
here
tonight
and
join
us
for
this
council
culture
district
meeting.
My
name
is
Quan
Pham
I
am
the
liaison
for
mayor
Marty,
Walsh
and
also
the
city.
Why
Vietnamese
liaison
I'm
here
tonight
to
represent
the
mayor
to
overwhelmingly
support
this
initiative?
You
know
he's
been
a
partner
through
this
whole
process
and
I
just
want
to
voices
his
his
support
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you,
the
panel
as
well
as
the
councilor.
Thank
you
thank.
A
AE
Good
evening
my
name
is
not
rung
and
I'm
15
years
old
and
I'm
here.
As
a
representative
of
the
club,
Vietnamese
student
society
at
Boston,
Latin
School
I've
grown
up
in
Dorchester
and
have
witnessed
the
beautiful
changes
that
have
happened
in
this
neighborhood
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
attend
events
here,
like
thud
Boston
at
the
gym,
also
known
as
the
mid-autumn
Moon
Festival,
when
I
started
school,
Boston,
Latin,
School
I
was
excited
joy
and
VSS,
because
I
take
part
in
my
culture
and
wanted
to
share
it
with
my
peers.
AE
I've
been
able
to
do
so
by
showing
them
the
deep
heritage
we
have.
We
have
here
in
Dorchester
from
the
pho
restaurants
to
supermarkets.
They
have
had
a
taste
of
Vietnamese
culture
and
have
grown
to
love.
It
support
having
a
little
Saigon
cultural
district,
because
with
this
designation
now,
others
who
may
not
have
her,
who
may
not
have
friends
in
Dorchester,
can
know
about
this
area
and
come
visit
on
their
own.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
So
this
has
been
an
amazing
hearing.
I
certainly
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
coming
out
and
for
offering
such
powerful
inspiring
testimony
tonight.
So
I
really
want
to
thank
this
community.
It
is
so
important
that
we
do
more
hearings
like
this,
where
we're
really
engaging
the
community
where
we
are
coming
out
and
having
our
hearings
out
in
the
community
with
you
at
a
time
that
is
convenient
and
I
was
happy
to
do
that
this
evening
to
chair
this,
this
hearing
right
here
in
your
community.
A
So
thank
you
for
all
of
the
work
that
you've
done
thus
far
for
being
here
tonight
and
offering
really
powerful
testimony.
As
I
said
earlier
this
evening,
I
understand
how
important
it
is
for
a
community
to
be
able
to
define
for
themselves
to
name
themselves
to
celebrate
their
culture
before
I
was
a
city
councilor.
You
know,
I
spent
a
lot
of
my
time.
My
whole
career,
most
of
my
career
in
education,
advocacy
and
I.
A
Remember
a
report
came
out
from
the
Institute
at
UMass
that
said
that
Latino
children
here
in
our
city,
in
our
schools,
the
longer
they
were
in
our
schools,
the
worse
they
felt
about
themselves,
and
that
is
because
we
weren't
at
that
time
doing
enough
to
really
celebrate
other
cultures
and
bring
them
in
and
really
recognize
that
you
don't
have
to
to
to
come
into
this
country.
You
don't
have
to
give
up
who
you
are,
but
you
can.
Oh,
you
can
bring
that
in
and
it
only
enhances
our
wonderful
community,
so
I
want
to.
A
Thank
you
guys
for
all
the
work
that
you've
done.
I
want
to
thank
both
panels
for
their
their
wonderful
work
and
their
their
presentations
certainly
want
to
thank
and
appreciate
essential
staff.
Carrie
is
working.
This
camera
get
my
good
side
Kerry.
Thank
you.
So
much
I
want
to
thank
Candace
I
want
to
thank
Shane
I
want
to
thank
one
I
pray
to
God
I
haven't
left
anyone
out,
certainly
there's
a
lot
of
other
staff.
Our
staff
is
also
here.
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues.
A
I
want
to
thank
councilor
Baker
and
councillor
Wu
as
well
as
councillor
aundrea
Campbell,
for
bringing
this
forward
is
a
very
important
conversation,
as
demonstrated
tonight.
I
certainly
want
to
also
thank
councillor.
Matt
O'malley,
who
was
here
in
attendance,
I,
want
to
offer
an
opportunity
for
my
colleagues
to
make
closing
statements
as
well
conservation.
Thank.
B
You,
madam
chair
I,
also
want
to
thank
central
staff,
Juan
and
Kerry
in
Candice
and
and
and
Shane
back
there
any
good
job.
You
did
a
lot
of
work,
pretty
good
job.
You
did
a
lot
of
work.
Thank
you
for
the
partnership
with
with
Main
streets
it
that
really
brings
it
all
together
and
can
help
us
all
understand
what
we
can
expect.
Thank
you
to
the
Vietnamese
community
for
making
Dorchester
emboss'd
in
your
home.
B
J
Just
want
to
echo
the
thanks
to
the
council
team
and
everyone
who
put
a
lot
of
effort
into
organizing
tonight
to
my
colleagues,
and
everyone
has
been
involved
in
this
process.
Most
of
all
I'm
really
happy
that
tonight's
testimonies
were
videotaped.
They
will
be
available
on
the
city
council
website
in
perpetuity
and
I.
J
Think
it's
so
important,
because
the
stories
that
you
told
tonight,
the
the
passion
that
you
brought
to
this
was
inspiring
was
hopeful,
was
patriotic
and
really
is
about
the
best
of
what
America
stands
for
and
what
Boston
is,
and
so
most
of
all
I'm
happy
that
we
we
got
to
capture
that
tonight
and
that
will
always
be
a
part
of
this.
This
designation
as
well.
Thank
you
thank.