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Laos Related Films
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Important Notes:
*For titles that you do not find on this list, please search VOYAGER as well.
*Titles housed in YRL (Young Research Library) or in SRLF (Southern Regional Library Facility) can be checked out without a fee.
*If an entry in the list below does not show a location, the title is housed in the Instructional Media Library.
These titles may only be viewed in the Media Library or checked out for classes through your department.
FILMS:
Blue collar and Buddha / Taggart Siegal.
National Asian American Telecommunications (distributor), 1988
1 videocassette; color; sound; 57 min.
A provocative profile of a Laotian community which faces an openly hostile, racist environment in Rockford, Illinois.
Local citizens, frustrated by economic depression and angry about losing the Vietnam War, confront recent immigrants
trying to preserve their native culture and Buddhist religion. This work offers candid interviews and accounts of a
terrorist bombing and a drive-by shooting of a local Buddhist temple.
Cambodia and Laos : Vietnam : a television history / Martin Smith; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
American involvement in these two countries began in 1961, when President Kennedy sent in teams of U.S. Special Forces
to aid guerrillas against the Laotian communists and their North Vietnamese allies, and continued through the
resultant 1975 communist Khmer Rouge victory in Cambodia. When the Khamer Rouge defeated the American-backed
government of Lon Hol in 1975, an estimated two million peasant refugees faced starvation, terror and eventually
slaughter. Volume 5 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War. A detailed visual and oral account of the war that
changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues. The series
offers an analysis of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape: Peace
at Hand (1968-1973).
Hmong musicians in America : interactions with three generations of Hmong Americans 1978-
1996 / Amy Catlin and Nazir Jairazbhoy. (Music Library Special Collections)
Van Nuys, CA: APSARA Media for Intercultural Education, 1997
1 videocassette (VHS); black & white, and color; sound; 57 min.
The program recounts the social and musical history of the Hmong from China to Laos to America, using maps, Hmong
drawings and embroideries and archival photographs. Footage shot in Laos and America shows natural Hmong events
including New Year Festivals, courtship ballgames, and a funeral.
An introduction to medical care in the United States / University of California, Los Angeles.
University of California, Los Angeles (distributor), 1981
80 color slides + 2 sound cassettes; 14 min.; in Cambodian, Cantonese, English, Lao, and Vietnamese
Series: Basics for consumers
Educational program for newly arrived Southeast Asian immigrants, divided into two major sections. Part 1 describes
how to get medical help from various health care facilities, such as doctors' offices, hospitals, emergency rooms,
free clinics, and dentists' offices. Part 2 covers the services offered by local county health clinics, with special
emphasis on tuberculosis treatment.
Kelly loves Tony / directed by Spencer Nakasako.
National Asian American Telecommunications Association (distributor), 1998
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 57 min.
A video diary by Kelly Saeteurn and Tony Saelo. Kelly's family is Iu Mien refugees from Laos and she is the first of
her family to graduate high school, she plans to attend college. Kelly has an "American Dream" of graduating college
and becoming successful, she is also pregnant. As a pregnant teenager her dream will be that much harder to achieve.
Tony is a Kelly's boyfriend; he is a junior high drop out and an ex-con. The couple met three months earlier at the
shopping mall. This video diary offers a glimpse into the lives of the two young people struggling to make their
relationship work in the face of such obstacles as parenthood, gender issues, cultural differences, and educational
differences.
Lao traditional cloth. (Contact Southeast Asian Studies Librarian)
S.l.: s.n., n.d.
1 videocassette (VHS)
Mainland southeast Asia / Maritime southeast Asia: southeast Asia: between the giants / Cambridge
Studios.
The Annenberg/CPB Collection (distributor), 1996
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 30 min.
Series: The Power of place: World regional geography
"Mainland Southeast Asia" presents case studies dealing with prospects for development in isolated Laos; and rice
production in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. "Maritime Southeast Asia" presents case studies dealing with the growing
importance of tourism in Indonesia; and a geographer studies Malaysia's different ethnic groups. The series explores
the eleven major geographical realms of the world and how they are interconnected, combining perspectives from
physical, political, historical, economic, and cultural geography. Case studies and state-of- the-art
computer-generated maps and animation help illuminate concepts. Noted geographer H.J. de Blij provides geographic
analysis.
Money, major purchases, housing and complaints / University of California, Los Angeles.
University of California, Los Angeles (distributor), 1981
80 color slides + 2 sound cassettes; 23 min.; in Cambodian, Cantonese, English, Lao, and Vietnamese
Series: Basics for consumers
Educational program for newly arrived Southeast Asian immigrants, covering financial information refugees need to know.
Includes using a money order and a checking account, making a major appliance purchase, searching for housing, and
expressing complaints about purchases.
Moving mountains: The Story of the Yiu Mien / Elaine Velazquez.
Filmakers Library (distributor), 1990
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 58 min.
During the Vietnam War the CIA enlisted the help of native people in the fight against the North. The Yiu Mien
involvement with the CIA forced them to flee their homeland. Originally settling in the Pacific Northwest in the
United States, the refugees were catapulted from one century into another. The hill tribes' ancient society in the
mountains of Laos, had no electricity, cars, or any other twentieth century technology. Through the words of the
elders and rare archival footage of the Mien in their homeland, their ancient culture is brought to light and
illustrates the struggle to adapt to American culture, while still maintaining aspects of their own.
Peace is at hand (1968-1973): Vietnam: A Television history / Martin Smith; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
While American and Vietnamese soldiers continued to clash in battle, diplomats in Paris argued about making peace.
After more than four years, they reached an accord that proved to be a preface to further bloodshed. Volume 5 in this
7 volume series on the Vietnam War. A detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and
continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues. The series offers an analysis of the
costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape: Cambodia and Laos).
Shopping for the family: Clothing and personal care / University of California, Los Angeles.
University of California, Los Angeles (distributor), 1981
80 color slides + 2 sound cassettes; 20 min.; in Cambodian, Cantonese, English, Lao, and Vietnamese
Series: Basics for consumers
Educational program for newly arrived Southeast Asian immigrants, designed to teach refugees about shopping for
clothing and personal care items, such as soap, cream, lotion, shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste. Emphasizes the
need to check and compare prices and quality, and to seek advice on clothing and product usage.
Shopping for the family: Food / University of California, Los Angeles.
University of California, Los Angeles (distributor), 1981
80 color slides + 2 sound cassettes; 23 min.; in Cambodian, Cantonese, English, Lao, and Vietnamese
Series: Basics for consumers
Educational program for newly arrived Southeast Asian immigrants, introducing the refugee to the American food market.
Covers concepts such as types of packaging, content labels, unit pricing, and quantity buying. Emphasizes comparing
prices and quality, and introduces the concept of choice by showing the wide variety of products available in the
American supermarket.
The Split horn: Life of a Hmong shaman in America / Taggart Siegel; Jim Mcsilver; Sarita Siegel.
NAATA (distributor), 2001
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 56 min.
Paja Thao is a Hmong shaman who emigrated from the mountains of Laos to the heartland of America. He resides with his
family in Appleton, Wisconsin where he struggles to maintain his ancient traditions as his children embrace American
culture. America has become the testing ground for the enduring strength of Hmong culture; the documentary captures
the daily struggle of Paja Thao's family as they live caught between two worlds.
Talking history / directed by Spencer Nakasako.
National Asian American Telecommunications Association(distributor), 1984
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 30 min.
Series: With silk wings: Asian American women at work
A compelling mosaic of oral histories and historical footage of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and Laotian women
featuring their journey to the U.S. and their unique immigrant stories.
Your first American job / University of California, Los Angeles.
University of California, Los Angeles (distributor), 1981
80 color slides + 2 sound cassettes; 16 min.; in Cambodian, Cantonese, English, Lao, and Vietnamese
Series: Basics for consumers
Educational program for newly arrived Southeast Asian immigrants, divided into two parts. Part 1 discusses important
facts a job seeker musk know, including educational training, search strategies, transportation, application, and
interviewing procedures. Part 2 explains important matters which arise as the job seeker becomes acquainted with a
new work environoment, such as filling out necessary forms, and fulfilling responsibilities to employers.
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