Media Relations

Moving Forward

• MQVN CDC: Bridging a Green Future in the Gulf, from the Ground Up (Bridge the Gulf) September 1
• Five Years After Katrina, the Gulf is Showing All of Us the Way Forward  (change.org) August  30
• MQVN CDC receives grant to assist with oil spill fallout (The Louisiana Weekly) August 30

BP Oil Spill

• New Orleans Landfills, Prone to Flooding, Remain Controversial-And Possibly Dangerous-for City Residents: Waste Disposal Sites, Dangerous During Flooding, Predominatly in Low-Income Communities of Color (The Washington Independent) August 30
• MQVN CDC receives grant to assist with oil spill fallout (The Louisiana Weekly) August 30
• Vietnamese Americans, the BP Spill, and the Lessons of Katrina (New America Media) August 29
• How Katrina Changed Versailles: A Conversation with Leo Chaing (New America Media) August 26
• Social fallout from Gulf of Mexico oil spill may last for years July 15
• Gulf Coast Vietnamese Fishermen Face Uncertain Future (New American Media) August 12
• "The people living in the Gulf to whom you are beholden" Op-Ed (May Thi Nguyen) August
• BP’s Waste Management Plan Raises Environmental Justice Concerns (Dissident Voice) July 29
  
• Gulf Dispatch: Will BP Disaster Spark Move to a New Economy? (Institute for Southern Studies) June 25
•  Far from Gulf, a Cloudy Picture for Oil Fund Czar (AP) June 23
• Spill Takes Tow on Gulf Workers' Psyches (New York Times) June 16
•  Vietnamese-Americans say Gulf of Mexico Spill is Ruining Way of Life (Mississippi Press) June 16
• A Village Called Versailles: The Movie Website
• Language Barrier Vexes Vietnamese Fishermen Reeling from Gulf Disaster (Here and Now - NPR) June 10
• A Pastor Takes on BP in New Orleans (RD Magazine) June 9
• Unheard Voices from the BP Oil Spill (Channel APA) June 6
• Oil Spill Response: Important Contact Information (WWL.com)
• Oil Spill Threatens Livelihood of Vietnamese Community  (The New York Times) May 26
• Churches Race to Support Members Impacted by Oil Spill  (NewsOK) May 26
• Father Vien Introduces President Obama - AAPI Heritage Month  (YouTube) May 24
  

• Never a Dull Day at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.  (New York Times) May 24
•  Archdiocese of New Orleans: More than 4,600 People Impacted by Oil Spill Given Assistance  (NOLA.com) May 24
• For Immigrants, an Extra Challenge in Gulf Oil Spill  (GlobalPost) May 23
• Louisiana: The State We're In - Oil Spill Headlines  (PBS) May 21
• Vietnamese Community Leads New Orleans Towards Clean New Industries  (Green For All) May 18
• BP Leaves Immigrants High and Dry  (Daily Beast) May 17
• If You're Reading This, You Already Missed BP Job Training  (The Lens) May 11
• Language Barrier Between Vietnamese and BP Broken  (ABC 26) May 11
• Local Vietnamese Fishermen Battle Oil, Language Barrier (Fox 8) May 7
• Vietnamese Fishing Community Seeking Help Securing Spill Aid  (WWL-TV) May 7
• PBS Independent Lens - "A Village Called Versailles"
• Oil Spill Headlines 12/17/2010 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting) December 17, 2010
• Vietnamese Fishermen Want Changes in Oil Spill Claims (WWLTV Channel 4 News) December 15, 2010
• Vietnamese-American Fishers Fight for Oil Spill Claim Approval (Times-Picayune) December 15, 2010
• Vietnamese Fishermen Speak Out Against Oil Spill Claim Process (Fox 8 News) December 15, 2010
• There are ways to put a value on that bartered shrimp: A guest column by Douglas A. Kysar (Times-Picayune) December 23, 2010
• Community complains 'only the rich have rights to appeal' (Louisiana Weekly) December 20, 2010

Viet Village Urban Farm

• A short video about Viet Village Urban Farm (Green for All) June 11
• MQVN CDC: Bridging a Green Future in the Gulf, from the Ground Up (Bridge the Gulf) September 1
• New Orleans steps up its local-food game (Grist) August 12, 2010
• East New Orleans: Backyard Gardening June 15, 2010
• Gardening 101: Community Garden Report, New Orleans East  May 25, 2009
• In New Orleans' Vietnamese community of Village de l'Est, gardening is a way of life 

 City Business

• Hospital seen as key to additional N.O. East growth  August 31, 2009
• M.I.T. team's plan for N.O. East Clinic wins competition December 2, 2010

City of New Orleans

• A Caring Village  December 2008

Dateline NBC

• Postcard from New Orleans  June 20, 2007

Fox 8 News

• Vietnamese Fishermen Speak Out Against Oil Spill Claim Process December 15, 2010

Louisiana Weekly

• Eastern New Orleans residents 'optimistic,' need more than a hospital January 3, 2011
• Community complains 'only the rich have rights to appeal' December 20, 2010

Louisiana Public Broadcasting

• Oil Spill Headlines 12/17/2010 December 17, 2010

PBS

• New Orleans: A Village Called Versailes  August 28, 2008

Times Picayune

• Vietnamese Church Resowin Tradition  November 25, 2007
• Chase community development competition awards funds for health clinic in New Orleans East  December 2, 2010
• Vietnamese-American Fishers Fight for Oil Spill Claim Approval December 15, 2010
• There are ways to put a value on that bartered shrimp: A guest column by Douglas A. Kysar December 23, 2010

Washington Post

• Landfill Worries Cloud Hope for New Orleans Gardens  July 4, 2009

WDSU Channel 6 News

• City Plans Upgrades To Area 'Streetscapes'  February 16, 2009

WWLTV Channel 4 News

• Vietnamese Fishermen Want Changes in Oil Spill Claims December 15, 2010

Other

• Al Jazeera Reports on New Orleans' Vietnamese Recovery  September 1, 2009
• Mary Tran: Local Knowledge  August 2009
• Post-Disaster Recovery and Social Entrepreneurship  August 2009
  
• AAPCHO Best Practices: MQVN CDC  April 2009
  
• Rural and Minority Health Conference
  
• Community Brunch in New Orleans East  April 22, 2007
• Pho'Boy Fantasy March 22, 2010
• Green Groups Press Council Members for Promises April 22, 2010