On November 18, 2004 Kim Loan Thi Nguyen was brutally murdered by her ex-husband in broad daylight outside a coffeehouse at Eden Center in Falls Church, Virginia. Over 100 Vietnamese community members are anticipated to attend to voice their concerns. Among the confirmed attendees are Fairfax County Police Chief David M. Rohrer, City of Falls Church Police Chief Bob Murray, and FBI Special Agent Chuck Knowles.

The community forum will take place on Saturday, January 22, 2005 from 2-4 pm at the Fairfax County Department of Systems Management Building (6245 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church; near Sears).

The event will have a panel of community leaders that will consist of social service providers, law enforcement agents, and elected officials. A moderator will lead the panel in an interactive discussion. This forum seeks to mobilize Vietnamese Americans living in or around Fairfax County to take ownership of their concerns about the rising trend of violence in their neighborhoods.

The purpose for this gathering is to provide the Vietnamese American community an open and safe atmosphere for discussion. The issue of violence, whether domestic or gang related, is a culturally sensitive matter that commonly occurs but seldom gets reported. Many Vietnamese Americans are hesitant to report such crimes due to cultural denial of the issue, an inadequate understanding of their rights and the help afforded to them, or fear of law enforcement.