The Little Saigon News
| Tiếng nói của người Việt Nam không Cộng sản[1] | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder | Hoàng Dược Thảo |
| Editor-in-chief | Mạnh Kim |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Language | Vietnamese |
| Headquarters |
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| Circulation | 70,000 (as of 2015)[2][3][4] |
| Website | saigonnhonews |
The Little Saigon News (Vietnamese: Sàigòn Nhỏ) is a weekly publication for the Vietnamese American community in the United States. It is based out of Orange County, California.
History
The Little Saigon News was founded in Westminster, California in 1985[5] as a weekly tabloid[4] by Hoàng Dược Thảo,[a] or Brigitte Huynh.[6] Thảo claims that she created the newspaper due to her dream of seeing "the Communist government [of Vietnam] collapse".[3] It was named after the Little Saigon, Orange County where it was founded.[7]
In the late 2000s, it began publishing a daily newspaper in addition to its magazine.[4][3] In 2009, the Los Angeles Times considered it one of five Vietnamese dailies.[8]
On July 2012, The Little Saigon News published an article written by Thảo accusing rival newspaper Nguoi Viet Daily News of being a communist front.[2][7] In December 2014, Orange County Superior Court jurors awarded Nguoi Viet Daily News a $4.5-million verdict in their defamation case against Little Saigon Daily News.[2][9][5] The court later affirmed the jury's ruling in March 2015.[10] On April 13, 2015, The Little Saigon News filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[11][6][12] To settle the libel case, a judge ruled that Nguoi Viet Daily News may take over its competitor.[4][12]
Today
In 2015, The Little Saigon News had 19 local staff and some freelancers.[3] It earned $3 million in revenue in 2014.[12]
Hao-Nhien Vu, a blogger on the politics of Orange County Vietnamese, considered The Little Saigon News an authority on political issues, noting that for some locations such as Philadelphia, it was the only media available in Vietnamese.[7]
It claimed to have a circulation of 70,000 in thirty-one cities throughout the United States such as Seattle and D.C.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Hoàng. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thảo.
References
- ^ "Tòa án Mỹ cho phép báo Người Việt tiếp thu 'đối thủ' Sài Gòn Nhỏ" ["American court allows newspaper Người Việt to acquire 'competitor' Saigon Nhỏ"]. Voice of America (in Vietnamese). February 12, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
...tuần báo Sài Gòn Nhỏ, tự nhận là 'Tiếng nói của người Việt Nam không Cộng sản'
["...the weekly newspaper The Little Saigon News, which calls itself the 'Voice of non-Communist Vietnamese'] - ^ a b c Goffard, Christopher (January 17, 2015). "In Vietnamese American community, 'communist' still a hateful, and expensive, slur". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Roosevelt, Margot (April 25, 2015). "Death threats, protests and lawsuits: Little Saigon newspaper war is about ideology, not just circulation". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on September 18, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Roosevelt, Margot (February 10, 2016). "Little Saigon newspaper can take control of competitor to settle libel case, judge rules". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Ghori, Imran; Puente, Kelly (April 25, 2015). "Jury awards $4.5M to O.C. Vietnamese newspaper in 'communist' lawsuit". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on June 30, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Vo, Thy (April 20, 2015). "Little Saigon Newspaper Files for Bankruptcy After Defamation Ruling". Voice of OC. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c Vo, Thy (December 30, 2014). "Nguoi Viet Daily News Awarded $3 Million in Defamation Suit". Voice of OC. Archived from the original on October 19, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Tran, My-Thuan (September 8, 2009). "Where newspapers thrive: Orange County's Little Saigon". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 13, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
The group traded copies of all five Vietnamese dailies. (The fifth paper is Saigon Nho.)
- ^ Vo, Thy (December 31, 2014). "Jury Awards Nguoi Viet $4.5 Million in Defamation Suit". Voice of OC. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Vo, Thy (March 27, 2015). "OC Judge Rejects Request for New Trial in Little Saigon Defamation Case". Voice of OC. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ DiMartino, Mediha (April 14, 2015). "Little Saigon News In BK". Orange County Business Journal. Irvine, California. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c Roosevelt, Margot (April 25, 2015). "Little Saigon newspaper files for bankruptcy". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on October 19, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.