Becoming American

Duration: 59

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: After living for six years amidst the hardships of a refugee camp in northern Thailand, a Hmong family from highland Laos, informed of their acceptance as immigrants to the U.S., begin preparations for a long journey to an alien land. This film follows the family on their arduous odyssey to a new home in Seattle, Washington and records their intense culture shock as they resettle.

Complete Record: , After living for six years amidst the hardships of a refugee camp in northern Thailand, a Hmong family from highland Laos, informed of their acceptance as immigrants to the U.S., begin preparations for a long journey to an alien land. This film follows the family on their arduous odyssey to a new home in Seattle, Washington and records their intense culture shock as they resettle. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

2 users have this film:
New York Public Library, Visual Studies Workshop

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