Painted crosswalks installed at the 12th & Jackson Streetcar Stop signal to pedestrians and drivers alike that they are entering a culturally significant space. 

Designed by artist Minh Carrico, the artwork draws inspiration from the Vietnamese folktale of Âu Cơ and Lạc Long Quân, the fairy and dragon ancestors of Vietnam, symbolizing unity and lineage. 

This project was achieved in partnership with artist Minh Carrico and the Seattle Department of Transportation.

Located at 1224 South King Street, Seattle Parks and Recreation purchased this .27-acre site in 2013 to provide the community access to open space. The Seattle Park District provides $1,736,438 for planning, design and construction of this site into a park. Seattle Parks and Recreation has been working with the community to develop a design for the park. Construction is slated for 2023.

The sign was designed to embody the features of a Vietnamese woman in a conical hat, an icon you see throughout Vietnam, as well as symbols of the Vietnamese heritage and freedom flag representing the refugee experience through the yellow and three red stripes.

This project was achieved in partnership with SCIDpda.

The Vietnamese translated street signs are an extension of the translated signs throughout the Chinatown International District, marking the boundaries for each cultural community and creating a strong sense of identity and ownership for the neighborhood.

Friends of Little Sài Gòn partnered Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to install vinyl wraps on 7 signal boxes in the Little Saigon neighborhood to beautify the streetscape, enhance public realm environments for pedestrians and vehicles, and improve wayfinding. The artists selected to design the artwork on the signal box wraps are brother and sister duo Justin Truong and Caitlin Truong. They grew up around the neighborhood and have strong ties to Little Saigon. Caitlin and Justin designed two original artworks to be installed on the signal boxes: “Glimpses into Saigon” and “The Story of Children of Small Business Owners”. They designed these artworks with feedback and comments from small businesses and residents in the neighborhood in mind.

12th Ave and Jackson Street is known as the heart or center of Little Saigon, where businesses first started to gather and establish themselves. This intersection is a main arterial for traveling to, from, and between major downtown neighborhoods in Seattle. The design and location of the crosswalks is a reminder that you are in Little Saigon and that you should slow down and take in the scenery just like the flowing turtles and lotus flowers design in the crosswalk. The crosswalks are designed by Duy Vo, inspired by the Hoàn Kiếm Legend.

This project was achieved in partnership with SCIDpda.