Versailles Village: The history and structure of a Vietnamese community in New Orleans

Abstract

This study examines the history and structure of a Vietnamese community. Drawing on interviews with community members, census data, and information from existing sources, the study demonstrates how social ecology and social policy have together provided a framework for creating a specific economic and geographical structure. It describes the growth of this community from a group of refugees into an interdependent neighborhood characterized by a high degree of institutional completeness.