Kai Risdahl

You got to see the Asian Garden Mall.

Where's the inn?

It's got both an American flag and the flag of South Vietnam flying out front, an important symbol to a lot of the first generation immigrants who came here as refugees 50 years ago.

When this mall opened in 1987, it was the first Vietnamese-American shopping mall in the country.

Clearly a bunch of old Vietnamese guys.

That's a regular table, sitting there reading the paper.

There are still shops selling traditional Vietnamese food and clothing.

And in one corner, a much newer store called Little Saigon Official.

How are you?

I'm Kai, good to see you.

Chris Tran owns it.

He started this company in 2020, selling Little Saigon branded hats and t-shirts, other streetwear inspired merch as well.

Sweatshirt and a hoodie.

Sorry, Little Saigon.

What does it say?

Little Saigon, where my story begins.

One of the really interesting things about Little Saigon and the Vietnamese community here are the economic ties that they have with folks back... Keep going.

So you pick it up from there.

That baton passing?

It's coming up after the break.