Organizer: The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
Type/Location: Virtual
Description:
Join the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) for a virtual screening of all five episodes of the Southeast Asian American Journeys documentary series, produced in partnership with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) and featuring guest appearances from community members featured in the films. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A with Producer/Director Quyên Nguyen-Le, SEARAC Executive Director Quyen Dinh, and CAAM Executive Director Donald Young.
Episode Descriptions:
THE MARKET | DIRECTED BY OANH-NHI NGUYEN
The journey to the Southeast Asian Market in south Philadelphia’s FDR Park, founded by refugees who carved out their own space of nourishment and belonging. Runtime: 12 minutes
THREADS | DIRECTED BY QUYÊN NGUYEN-LE
A sprawling portrait of indigenous Montagnard refugee community in North Carolina, threading intergenerational storytelling and history-making in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Runtime: 16 minutes
TEB CHAW (LAND) | DIRECTED BY JOUA LEE GRANDE
Teb Chaw (Land) is an immersive portrait of Hmong refugee farmers transforming local foodways in a diversified Minnesota–home to one of the largest populations of the Hmong diaspora built in the aftermath of the Secret War in Laos. Runtime: 11 minutes
MUOZ-DOIC MIXTAPE | DIRECTED BY QUYÊN NGUYEN-LE
Muoz-doic Mixtape (pronounced: moo-ah thoy) is an offering of intergenerational storytelling from the Mien community of Portland, Oregon: a brief glimpse into the collective work of culture-keeping in the face of historical displacement. Runtime: 14 minutes
BETWEEN US | DIRECTED BY QUYÊN NGUYEN-LE
Between Us follows the multilayered stories of LGBTQIA+ Khmer and Vietnamese cultural workers in southern California as they contemplate the in-betweenness of belonging, healing, and carving out spaces of their own. Runtime: 16 minutes
Speakers:
Quyen Dinh: Executive Director, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
Donald Young: Executive Director, Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
Quyên Nguyen-Le: Producer, Director, Southeast Asian American Journeys
Registration:
To attend the event virtually, please join the livestream via Facebook or YouTube.