Posts from 2010

WHAT: FREE Screening at the SF Public Library, Main Branch WHEN: Tuesday 9/21 @ 6pm WHERE: SF Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, SF, CA 94118 INFO: http://sfpl.org/ FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152022044807894 A panel discussion on disaster preparedness will follow.

WHAT: SF Interfaith Council presents A Village Called Versailles WHEN: Friday 9/10 @ 7pm WHERE: Jewish Community Center, 3200 California Street, SF, CA 94118 INFO/RSVP: http://www.sf-interfaith.org/village_registration_form.html FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136011043106918 Filmmaker S. Leo Chiang will participate in a discussion afterward.

WHAT: American Documentary Showcase Screening WHEN: Thursday 19/8 @ 4pm WHERE: Centrum Sztuki Impart, Wroclaw, Poland INFO: http://krakow.usconsulate.gov/event0714floodwall.html FACEBOOK EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/AVCVPoland This screening will be part of Floodwall, an art installation comprised of 350 drawers by American artist Jana Napoli. It is a poignant testimony to the cataclysm that devastated New Orleans five years ago: […]

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.

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):

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 […]

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 […]

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

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.

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 […]

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 […]

Catch A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES on Independent Lens, Tuesday May 25th at 10pm. Check out the great trailer they made for the film:

Lots to tell you in this email about A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES, including our big PBS premiere on Tue, May 25th… that’s a week from now! First, some important news. The BP oil spill has hugely impacted the Southeast Asian/Vietnamese American fishermen, who make up 35-45% of the fishing industry along the Gulf Coast (here […]

Community Cinema is a a free monthly screening series of Independent Lens films, offered in over 50 cities throughout the U.S. A few Community Cinema events will feature special guests from the film: ROCHESTER, NY Tues. May 18 @ 7pm, WXXI Studios, Mimi Nguyen will attend more details HOUSTON, TX Tues. May 18 @7pm, Rice […]