This year’s Tết Parade on Feb. 1 in Little Saigon holds special significance, Westminster Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen said, as the community commemorates 50 years since the fall of Saigon — an event that led thousands of refugees to resettle in central Orange County and build the largest community of Vietnamese people outside of Vietnam.
“The parade is going to be very meaningful this year compared to other years,” Nguyen said as the city is finalizing its planning for the parade celebrating the Lunar New Year, or Tết as it is known in the Vietnamese community.
“It’s going to mark 50 years of the Vietnamese community in Westminster — 50 years of living here and helping the city to grow and prosper,” he added.
The city describes its Tết Parade this year as a “grandiose event” – it took over the annual parade’s planning two years ago from a community group. Indeed, more than 90 entries will participate this year, including floats, marching bands, dancers, color guards and veterans’ organizations.
And, the parade will again be broadcast around the world on Vietnamese-language TV stations and social media platforms.
The purpose of the parade is not only to celebrate the Lunar New Year, but to recognize the Vietnamese-American community of Orange County centered in Little Saigon, officials said.
About 40% of residents of the city of Westminster are of Vietnamese descent. To this day, the city’s population consists largely of families who were forced to flee Vietnam as a result of the war 50 years ago.
The parade is a celebration of joy, but also a testament to the perseverance of Vietnamese refugees who have remade their lives over half a century in central Orange County, Nguyen said.
“The theme for this year’s parade is resiliency,” he said.
“The Little Saigon community has been through a lot,” he said. “And, we want to reflect on that but also to enjoy the whole meaning of the event.”
Saturday’s parade will begin with opening ceremonies at 8:30 a.m. The parade will set out at 9:30 a.m. down Bolsa Avenue from Magnolia Street, turn onto Bushard Street and end at Bishop Place.
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