Vietnamese in New Orleans

[1] Large waves of Vietnamese arrived in New Orleans beginning around 1975 after the Fall of Saigon.

Sara Roahen, the author of Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table, wrote that the Vietnamese had been accustomed to hardship and therefore were not as devastated by the effects of the storm, and that of the groups in the flooded zones the Vietnamese had "rallied" the fastest.

[5] Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (VAYLA-NO) is an area organization for youth.

[6] Vietnamese shrimpers who reside in Plaquemines Parish participate in an annual "Blessing of the Fleet" at the start of brown shrimp season in May.

[7] WVDL-LP, 95.1 FM, is owned by the New Orleans Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association and offers variety based programming.

Mary Queen of Vietnam, a Vietnamese Catholic church, is in the center of the community.

[1] As of 2008[update] many Vietnamese in Village de l'Est grow vegetables in gardens.