Moving mountains : the story of the Yiu Mien / produced and directed by Elaine Velazquez.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Velazquez, Elaine.

Contributor:

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Filmakers Library online

Filmakers library online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--United States.

Refugees.

Yao (Southeast Asian people).

United States.

Refugees--Laos.

Yao (Southeast Asian people)--Oregon--Portland.

Oregon--Portland.

Laos.

Genre:

Documentary.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (58 min.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1991.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

This film is an intimate and caring look at the Yiu Mien, Southeast Asian refugees who originally settled in the Pacific Northwest. In their ancient society in the mountains of Laos, this hill tribe had no electricity, cars, or any other twentieth century technology. Their involvement with the CIA during the Vietnam War forced the Mien to lose their homeland. Coming here, they were catapulted from one century into another.Moving Mountains dramatically portrays a people caught between two worlds. Through the words of the elders and rare archival footage of the Mien in their mountain homeland, their ancient culture is brought to light. Moving Mountains vividly portrays the complex realities of adapting to American life with its shopping malls, freeways, and apartment living .A closed captioned version is available. Please specify when ordering.

Notes:

Originally released as DVD.

Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2011. (Filmakers library online). Available via World Wide Web.

Association for Asian Studies, 1992

Blue Ribbon, American Film & Video Festival, 1990

Silver Apple, National Educational Film & Video Festival, 1991

OCLC:

747798873

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.