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The Vietnamese American experience is one of joy, sorrow, and hope. Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon is the first Vietnamese American historical exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution that explores the Vietnamese American experience. Images covering 30 years of Vietnamese immigration are displayed in this traveling exhibition. 

Exit Saigon first debuted at the Smithsonian Institution’s S. Dillon Ripley Center Concourse on the National Mall from January to April of 2007. The exhibition was developed by: the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program (APAP) and the Vietnamese American Heritage Project DC Working Group; curated by Vietnamese American scholar Dr. Vu Pham, PhD; and organized for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). The national tour is made possible by Farmers Insurance.