As the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches this week, Vietnamese immigrants in Colorado will have a heavy day of remembrance about what they sacrificed in their native land to reach safety in the United States and beyond.⁠ ⁠ Much of the initial Vietnamese resettlement in the Rocky Mountain West was spurred by the fall of Saigon — the former capital city of South Vietnam — by communist forces on April 30, 1975, bringing a bitter end to decades of war.⁠ ⁠ In the early years, about 10,000 refugees were resettled in Denver, History Colorado says. The state’s Vietnamese community has expanded since then. Today, its impact can be seen firsthand at restaurants and shops in Denver’s Little Saigon Business District on South Federal Boulevard, at annual events including the Mid-Autumn Festival and even in an official state holiday, the Lunar New Year.⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to read more. ⁠ ⁠ 📝: Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post⁠ 📷: Hyoung Chang, Helen H. Rich...