Bittersweet survival : Southeast Asian refugees in America / a production of the National Asian American Telecommunications Association.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

National Asian American Telecommunications Association, production company.

Third World Newsreel (Firm), publisher, film distributor.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indochinese Americans--Economic conditions.

Indochinese Americans.

Indochinese Americans--Social conditions.

Refugees--Indochina.

Refugees.

Refugees--United States.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Short films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (30 minutes)

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Third World Newsreel, 1982.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

This documentary examines the re-settlement of South-East Asian refugees in the United States in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. The film begins with a montage of riveting footage depicting the devastating effects of the war. It then unveils the mixed reception given Vietnamese refugees in the United States, from battles with local fishermen in Monterey, California, to conflicts in Philadelphia where their arrival in the city's poorest neighborhoods kindled resentment in the Black community. The film also explores their struggle to cope with life in the U.S. and maintain their identity.

Participant:

Narrators, Shi Sun and Anne Miyamoto-Weiner.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 12, 2020).

OCLC:

1158199202