EastSide Cultural Center, Oakland, CA, Fr. 7/30 @ 7pm
WHAT: FREE Screening as part of Final Fridays Films at EastSide WHEN: Friday 7/30 @ 7pm WHERE: 2277 International Blvd. Oakland, CA 94606 INFO: EastSide Arts Alliance There will be a brief reception, the film screening, and then a Q&A with filmmaker S. Leo Chiang. Hope you can join us.
New Behind the Scenes Video!
A new short film shows how the youth in Versailles stepped up to lead after Hurricane Katrina. The video includes Minh Nguyen of VAYLA (Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans) and Mary Tran of MQVN-CDC (Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation):
Pro-bono Vietnamese language legal clinics for oil spill victims this weekend
This is a press release of the pro-bono law clinics for the Vietnamese American fisherfolk impacted by the oil spill. Please note and support the organizations doing this important work at this time of need. VABA-DC Joins Coalition of Non-Profits To Establish Volunteer Law Corps and Hold Pro-Bono Vietnamese-Language Legal Clinics For Oil Spill Disaster […]
CNN.com article details the oil spill’s impact on the Viet Am fisherfolk
Did you know that between 30-50% of the fishermen along the Gulf Coast are South East Asians, especially ethnic Vietnamese? A comprehensive article on CNN.com today delves into the impact of the oil spill on the Vietnamese American fisherfolks & families on the Gulf Coast, many of whom are from Versailles. Read about how the […]
2010 Globians Documentary Film Festival Sun. 8/15 @ 8pm
WHAT: 2010 Globians Documentary Film Festival WHEN: Sunday 15/8 @ 8pm WHERE: Weisse See, Atonplatz 6 Berlin, Germany INFO: Globians Documentary Film Festival Program FACEBOOK EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/vcvglobiansfest
OCA National Convention Screening (Houston, TX)- Sat. 6/18 @ 2pm
WHAT: OCA National Convention WHEN: Friday 6/18 @ 2pm WHERE: The Westin Galleria, 5060 West Alabama, Houston, TX INFO: OCA National Convention FACEBOOK EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/AVCVOCA Filmmaker S. Leo Chiang will be in attendance.
Free Community Screenings in June!
Community Cinema is a a free monthly screening series of Independent Lens films, offered in over 50 cities throughout the U.S. Blaine, MN Sat. June 12 @ 10:30am, Northtown Library, Anoka County. more details Brooklyn Center, MN Mon. June 14 @ 7pm, Brookdale Library. more details San Jose, CA Tues. June 22 @ 5:30pm, Evergreen […]
WXXI Community Screening in Rochester, New York
Mimi Nguyen, subject of A Village Called Versailles, recently participated in a great Community Cinema screening in Rochester, and shared some photos and a note to let us know how it went: “About 30-40 people showed up at the Community Cinema night at WXXI Studio in Rochester, NY to see A Village Called Versailles on […]