New Orleans now: the Versailles Vietnamese community

Along the East Bank of the Mississippi River, just outside of New Orleans in Saint Bernard Parish lies the community of Versailles. This is home to a largely unknown, but deeply-rooted, Vietnamese-American community. After Katrina, the area was virtually washed out. Now, nearly two years later, it's a community on the mend.


On this edition, correspondent Ngoc Nguyen takes us to Versailles. As the community struggles to rebuild, they face yet another threat to their homes, history and way of life.


Featuring::

Mo Thi Nguyen and Nguyen Tho, Versailles residents; Christina Wadhwani, volunteer and student from George Washington University; Mary Tran, Executive Director, Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation; Father Luke Nguyen Hung Dung, Pastor, Mary Queen of Vietnam Church; Susan Do, Deputy Director, Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation and West Bank resident; Nguyen Thanh Minh, Chairman, Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans; Father Vien Nguyen,
Pastor/Reverend, Mary Queen of Vietnam Church; Nga, Versailles resident and
social worker.

Senior Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Contributing Producer: Ngoc Nguyen
Mixing Engineer: Phillip Babich
Intern: Alexis McCrimmon

For more information::

Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation (MQVNCDC)
4626 Alcee Fortier Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70129
504-255-9170
www.mqvncdc.org

Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (VAYLA-NO)
P.O. Box 870366
New Orleans, LA 70187-0366
www.vayla-no.org

National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies (NAVASA)
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 310
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-587-2781 or 301-587-2782; navasa@navasa.org

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