VietNOLA

Hosted ByKim Vu

From the Westbank to New Orleans East, there is a vibrant community of over 20,000 Vietnamese New Orleanians. Once a week host Kim Vu invites a guest to chat about Vietnamese etiquette, ancient proverbs, Vietnamese events in New Orleans, and Vietnamese food. A Vietnamese-American recently arrived from California, Kim combines her own discovery of the local Vietnamese community with her deep familiarity and love of Vietnamese life and customs. Kim and guests weave a tapestry of fun and pho, Hanoi and poboy, as VietNola explores the world of Vietnamese New Orleanians, here and in Vietnam.

VietNOLA – Easterner fo Life – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans

Anh Gauthreaux shares what it’s like to grow up in New Orleans East, return, days after Katrina, for a Thanksgiving lunch amongst piles of trash, and eventually move her family right next door to her parents after living away for 14 years.