It appeared in the documentary that the Vietnamese were reaching out to and slowly befriending their fellow New Orleans East residents, mostly African American. You even saw quite a large number of African Americans at mass at the one large Vietnamese church.

I was just reading this news clip. Unlike Versailles, sounds like the Lower Ninth Ward--or at least sizable sections of it--are stuck essentially in the same shape as in the days and weeks right after Katrina swept through. Although from a risk management viewpoint, it might be best if the Lower Ninth Ward was not rebuilt in case another hurricane hits, it's sad that this long-standing community was torn apart and is still scattered into the wind. (And I'm not implying that this sad state is completely the fault of the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward. There are plenty of stories of roadblocks--literally and figuratively--in the way of residents returning and rebuilding.)