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A portion of District 7 in San Jose should be named Little Saigon.

Essay and/or background: People in District 7 want a shopping area named Little Saigon, but the city council, led by District 7 representative, Madison Nguyen, voted to call it Saigon Business District. There have been protests from the community since.
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Mar 03 2008

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The city should not get in the business of giving official names based on pressure from particular community segments.

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There has been too much controversy. It is simpler now to just leave the name as Saigon Business District or not give it an official name at all.

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