Upon entering this grocery store in Wenshan, the sound of Vietnamese fills the air, making one feel as if they are in Vietnam. The shelves are stocked with snacks and seasonings from Vietnam, and even the prices on the wall are marked in Vietnamese. Owner Chen Zhengcheng has been living in Taiwan for almost 40 years after leaving Saigon.

The Ankang community is historically the largest affordable housing area in Taipei and became a primary settlement for Vietnamese immigrants after 1975. Many of these immigrants, including Vietnamese-Chinese, established small businesses, and in the 1980s, Mujiao Road was even referred to as Vietnam Street.

Recently, a local eatery owned by A-Ping serves authentic Vietnamese rice noodles, popular among the Vietnamese community. New resident Sin Shih-Ping mentioned that, on weekends, many Vietnamese gather in the area to chat and reminisce about home. For 78-year-old Liu Feng-Ling, who has lived in this neighborhood for decades, her husband was also an early Vietnamese immigrant.

She shared her family's escape from Yunnan during the Chinese Civil War, recounting her harrowing experiences during the Vietnam War when she lost her younger brother to a bomb and was shot in the shoulder. Taipei City government has been redeveloping social housing in the area for over a decade, forcing Liu Feng-Ling to leave her home of nearly 20 years. Today, only two buildings remain in the Ankang community, bearing witness to the history of Vietnamese refugees in Taiwan amidst new high-rise developments.