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Film Screening

A Village Called Versailles

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Time: 4:00 - 5:30
Place: Ballroom, Second Floor

In a New Orleans neighborhood called Versailles, a tight-knit group of Vietnamese Americans overcame obstacles to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill. A Village Called Versailles is the empowering story of how the Versailles people, who have already suffered so much in their lifetime, turn a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance for a better future.

Speakers:

S. Leo Chiang
Producer/Director
A Village Called Versailles
Uyen Le
Project Coordinator, Community Innovators Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shinae Yoon
Executive Director
Visual Communications
(Workshop Moderator)