Little Hanoi in Berlin - A scent of home for Vietnamese expats | DW Documentary

Berlin's Dong Xuan Center has been a taste of home for Vietnamese expats since German unification. Find out more in THE SCENT OF HOME - ENCOUNTERS IN LITTLE HANOI.

Complete with a market and even a library, the hub attracts locals and tourists alike.

Founded by the Vietnamese community after the fall of the Berlin wall, the Dong Xuan Center now houses the city's largest Asian market and offers ingredients and flavors to satisfy every taste palate.

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[xanderschweitzer]

Ich liebe Vietnamese. I love Vietnamese. Ich bin Italiener immer jedes Jahr reise mach Vietnam <3

[maribrunson]

Enjoyed watching this documentary; it's great to see the diversity.

[tycute]

i'm so glad living in North America here, America continent migrates from over the WORLD is great and have all kind of FOODS and have many talent people's.

[robertkacala]

I love every country on this planet...more i travel it's harder to me to decide where i want to retire :)

[baophan]

Hmm, this is the only time I heard of Little Hanoi. Vietnam diasporas tend to associate themselves with former South Vietnam (Little Saigon) instead of North Vietnam (Little Hanoi). Little Hanoi won't fly here in the USA.

[YiannisPho]

Very informative and heart-rending program. Thank you.

[AA-ufbl]

The title is misleading, as the doc has little to do with "little Hanoi in Berlin", and the dubbing is not always accurate or even correct as usual.

[angelobugini]

Little Hanoi in Berlin is a fascinating and poignant documentary! I truly did appreciate it so much. Thanks a lot for sharing! Keep it up!

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i liked hearing several different people’s stories

[SR-prxz]

"They were put on a ship to Germany, which is not somewhere they wanted to go, but that is how it turned out. The most important thing is to survive" - the difference between a refugee and the current economic migrants.

[eisenjeisen]

The Vietnamese a taste of home is there food in Berlin, I lived 10 years in Berlin and felt more at home with German food and i am from America, so i have a good laugh, and i have been to Paris and love French food to, and back here in US  i eat mostly Swiss and French Frozen food,  and today its a mixd up world and hoping to get to Zurich, Switzerland in about a year.

[EpicThe]

Historical background for this was that US and West Germany got South Vietnamese refugees on the other hand the former German Democratic Republic was allied North Vietnam Ho chi Minh's regime therefore you might have Half East German and Half North Vietnamese origin people.

[borderreiver]

A VERY INTERESTING STORY...never realised so many Vietnamese went to East Germany...

[hmoobmeeka]

I don't blame that boys parents for hating the north vietnamese. Just like the hmong, most fought for the Americans but some fought for the communist. 40 years later, the people that sided with the communist see that our lives are better than theirs and now they'll do anything to get to america

[robertkacala]

The planet is round ...that's why i'm around al the time :)

[complicatedjason]

Food brings people together. Then you realise Muslims will avoid eating with non muslim friends because it's non-halal

[anthonytran]

There is one Vietnam regardless North, Central or South.

[sumimaind]

Berlin is a safe city overall compared to most big cities in the world. In comparison to other countries, the crime rate is quite low. But unfortunately the far-right there is very aggressive and dangerous! If you are not white, you always have to take care because something can happen at any time.
Receiving random Insults or having people say that they hate you right to your face, being pushed in the metro because of your skin color or having things thrown at you are actually quite common. Very sad reality that people don't usually like to talk about! :-(

[politicanskiller]

It's very bad for somebody to lost in a foreign land too bad no place like home

[alfredcollins]

They say Germany is beautiful and it is. But the look of the place makes me edgy.