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Cup of Culture – Meet the Filmmaker: A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES
4/21/2010

Cup of Culture – Meet the Filmmaker
A Village Called Versailles

Wednesday, April 21, 6 pm
Film Screening/MCC Theater

This powerful documentary chronicles the New Orleans Vietnamese American community’s struggles and political awakening after Hurricane Katrina. It follows the epic story of the community from their arrival in New Orleans as an isolated group of refugees in the ‘70s to their successful fight for environmental justice and their transformation into a politically engaged community. Discussion with the director and UCSB alumnus Leo Chiang following the screening.

S. Leo Chiang, 68 min., English, 2008, USA.

Co-sponsored by Asian American Studies, Asian American Studies Davidson Library, Political Science, and Residential Life.






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