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Oklahoma County commissioners approve resolution, host Vietnamese community for Saigon anniversary arts installation
Summary
The county approved a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and received community leaders who said an arts installation and commemorative event will be unveiled at Military Park; commissioners approved the resolution by voice vote.
Oklahoma County commissioners on April 22 approved a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and received representatives of the local Vietnamese American community who described an arts installation and a commemorative event to be held at Military Park.
The resolution was introduced during the District 2 portion of the meeting and approved by motion and voice vote. Commissioner Mahn moved to approve the resolution; a second was recorded and commissioners answered “Aye.”
Community organizers attending the meeting said the installation — described by one speaker as “a beautiful structure that symbolizes those who escaped the communist and got freedom here in America” — will be unveiled as part of a local celebration. The organizers identified locations and timing in remarks: they said the event will be at Military Park on Northwest 24th and Classen and that it was scheduled, in their remarks, for “Sunday the 20 seventh at 03:30 till 6” with the ceremony to “begin the ceremony probably at 04:00 on Sunday.”
Speakers at the podium included Judge Natalie Maia and members of the Vietnamese American community who introduced themselves and invited county leadership to the unveiling. One organizer asked the county to note a tribute to Vietnam War veterans as part of the ceremony; the group said the installation will include a tribute at the Brothers In Arms statue.
The county did not identify any financial commitment tied to the installation during the meeting. Commissioners recorded the resolution in the meeting record and allowed organizers to present materials and request recognition for the event.
Organizers also said the installation is intended to draw visitors to the district; during their remarks one attendee made a claim about visitor figures to the “Asian district,” citing numbers for annual visitation and “newcomers,” but the county did not verify those figures during the meeting.
The resolution presentation and approval concluded with county leaders posing for a photograph with the guests and arranging logistics for the public ceremony.
