Visit to the Gulf
I recently traveled to the Gulf Coast to volunteer for Bridge the Gulf Project. I joined LaTosha Brown, the newly appointed Director of the Gulf Coast Fund, and Derrick Evans, director of Turkey Creek...
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Mary Queen of Viet Nam: Building a Green Future in the Gulf, from the Ground Up
By Mary Queen of Viet Nam Community Development Corporation. Crossposted from GreenForAll.org.After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents were scattered all over the country. Rebuilding our...
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My family's business weathers the BP heat
August 4, 2010 - School was going to start in two weeks. My parents were still out of work. My mom was trying to find a job. Almost every day, she would come to me and asked, “Jennifer, bay gio, me con...
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Reeling from BP, Alabama residents still seek assistance to rebuild after...
Bayou La Batre, Alabama - Like so many on the Gulf Coast, Ana Chau is dealing with two disasters.This time last year, she and her husband made their living shucking oysters. Now they are out of work,...
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Vietnamese-American fishers fight for oil spill claim approval
By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-PicayuneFor decades the Vietnamese-American fishing community in southeast Louisiana has used fish, shrimp, oysters and crab to feed the community and as currency...
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New Vietnamese-language job training at Mississippi community college
Finding himself working as both a teacher and translator in a Heating, Ventilating and Air-conditioning Installation and Repair (HVAC) program was a surprise for Duc Nguyen. An experienced HVAC...
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Vietnamese American youth act, reflect on the DREAM Act
With the DREAM Act now stopped by the Senate, the Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (VAYLA-NO) continues to hope that undocumented young people across the nation will get the...
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Mississippi youth celebrate Asian culture, raise money for fishing communities
An annual Asian heritage festival, hosted by Mississippi youth, is now extending into an ongoing effort to support fishing families impacted by the BP oil disaster. In October, the Vietnamese youth...
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