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An unlikely hangout in Westminster

Postal worker Raymond Tran, right, 48, helps customers at the Little Saigon post office. Tran is something of an institution himself, assigned here since 1991. Nobody calls him by his last name -- it's just Raymond.

Postal worker Raymond Tran, right, 48, helps customers at the Little Saigon post office. Tran is something of an institution himself, assigned here since 1991. Nobody calls him by his last name -- it’s just Raymond.   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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If there’s a place in this immigrant hub where all lives intersect, it’s the Little Saigon post office.

Mailing it off

Uynh Dang, 86, arrives at the post office to send a box of tapioca flour to his grandson.   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Neighborhood hangout

Postal worker Annette Antifae, left, 57, greets Dede the dog and customer Van Tuong, 68.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Waiting for Grandpa

Helen Duong, 11, waits for her grandfather to finish his errand.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Packing boxes

Tien Dang, left, and her brother Chau Nguyen repack treats they’re sending to Houston after postal workers advised them to change boxes to save money on postage.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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