Boston Little Saigon
BΓ‘c 6 as Boston Little Saigonβs Artistic Symbol
BΓ‘c 6 is our beloved ancestor, elder, father, mother, brother, and sister. BΓ‘c 6 embodies the hardworking class of immigrants and refugees that have made up the ethnically and racially diverse communities of the Boston Little Saigon cultural district of Fields Corner.
*In Vietnamese culture, when you greet someone belonging to your parent's generation, you use your parents' age as a benchmark to determine how you welcome them. 'Bac' is a gender-neutral term, used for both older aunt and uncle.
About BΓ‘c 6
BΓ‘c 6 lives in hαΊ»m Little Saigon. BΓ‘c 6 wakes up before sunrise to practice khΓ cΓ΄ng (qigong) at Townfield Park. After exercising, BΓ‘c 6 loves to eat homemade Vietnamese desserts and drink hot jasmine tea while chitchatting with his neighbors in hαΊ»m Little Saigon.
After BΓ‘c 6βs morning routine, BΓ‘c 6 sets up the ΔΓ²n gΓ‘nh* to sell items at the Fields Corner Farmerβs Market. On one side of the ΔΓ²n gΓ‘nh,* are charcoal art, calligraphies, and folktale books. On the other side of the ΔΓ²n gΓ‘nh, BΓ‘c 6 carries Vietnamese desserts like homemade xΓ΄i 7 mΓ u, chΓ¨ trΓ΄i nΖ°α»c, and/or ΔΓ²n chαΊ£.
While everyone else is wrapping up their stalls at the end of the Farmerβs marketβs day, BΓ‘c 6βs stall is usually swarmed with kids who just got out of school. They have all gathered for BΓ‘c 6βs storytime. The neighboring stalls share their fruits and ice cream with the children while BΓ‘c 6 shares stories.
*ΔΓ²n gΓ‘nh is a wooden or bamboo pole for carrying heavy things.
