{"id":298565,"date":"2026-05-04T01:47:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T01:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/298565\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T01:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T01:47:28","slug":"little-saigon-remembers-with-black-april-ceremony-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/298565\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Saigon remembers with Black April ceremony \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Groups participate in the presentation of colors during a Black...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-02-PB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Groups participate in the presentation of colors during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alumni of the Vietnamese National Military Academy present a wreath...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-01-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-01-PB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alumni of the Vietnamese National Military Academy present a wreath during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The American flag is reflected in a man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sunglasses during...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-04-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-04-PB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The American flag is reflected in a man\u2019s sunglasses during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Army veteran Rudy Jaramill visits a monument to South Vietnamese...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-11-PB-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-11-PB-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Army veteran Rudy Jaramill visits a monument to South Vietnamese officers at the Vietnam War Memorial at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People listen to speakers during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-09-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-09-PB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>People listen to speakers during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Army veteran Rudy Jaramill visits a monument to South Vietnamese...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-03-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-03-PB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Army veteran Rudy Jaramill visits a monument to South Vietnamese officers at the Vietnam War Memorial at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alumni of the Vietnamese National Military Academy present a wreath...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-10-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-10-PB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alumni of the Vietnamese National Military Academy present a wreath during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Westminster Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen speaks during a Black April...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-05-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-05-PB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Westminster Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen speaks during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A group performs during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-08-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-08-PB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A group performs during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Audience members listen to speakers during a Black April Remembrance...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-06-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-06-PB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Audience members listen to speakers during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Westminster councilwoman Amy Phan West uses a bullhorn to speak...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-07-PB.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OCR-L-BLACKAPRIL26-0501-07-PB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Westminster councilwoman Amy Phan West uses a bullhorn to speak during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 11<\/p>\n<p>Groups participate in the presentation of colors during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Members of Orange County\u2019s Vietnamese community gathered to remember the lives and country lost with the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, during the city of Westminster\u2019s annual Black April commemoration.<\/p>\n<p>The exodus of refugees that followed gave birth to the Little Saigon community that has since flourished in Orange County \u2014 now home to the largest community of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Old and young participated in Thursday\u2019s Black April event at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park, with its Vietnam War memorial as the backdrop. Wreaths and flowers were placed in honor and speeches and musical tributes were delivered.<\/p>\n<p>Local elected leaders also helped mark the anniversary, honoring the sacrifices made and the contributions to communities since with resolutions in the state legislature and U.S. Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Groups participate in the presentation of colors during a Black April Remembrance Ceremony at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,179,15344,23,611,6737],"class_list":["post-298565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-community","tag-little-saigon","tag-local-news","tag-orange-county","tag-westminster"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}