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The exact meaning of the term "Little Saigon" depends on the exact circumstances in which it is being used. Usually the term refers to locations outside Vietnam, that are either dominated or influenced by Vietnamese populations and culture. Typically these locations consists of independent communities or at least as parts of a larger city. The name of "Little Saigon" has also been given to restaurants and bars. The phrase itself is of course synonymous with "Small Saigon" where "Saigon" refers to to the former capital of South Vietnam. Saigon is well known for being captured by North Vietnamese communistic forces in 1975, an event which effectively ended the Vietnam War. Today Saigon is officially named Ho Chi Minh City.

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