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The cultural library is a political education hub. It begins to answer the question: What is the story of Southeast Asian Americans?
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Cau Kieu Collective: Vietnam and Palestine
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) established diplomatic ties with the Palestinian Liberation Front (PLO) in 1968, making it one of the first countries to do so.
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Matriarchal Messages
Matriarchal Messages exists as a loving reminder from my Mien women + femme ancestors (both future and current) that we are eternally known and loved by them.
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Mobilizing an Asian American Community
Using historical materials, ethnographic fieldwork, and interviews, Linda Trinh Võ traces the political strategies that enable Asian Americans to bridge ethnicity, generation, gender, language, and class differences, among others.
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Montagnard 101
In this presentation from Fall 2018 Virtual Cultural Festival, students Abi, Ly, and Phun teach about Montagnard culture. The culture of some of the non-Vietnamese ethnic groups native to Vietnam.
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Morning Glory
“During Pol Pot’s [regime in the] 1970s, the most important source of nourishment for the population, other than rice, was morning glory.
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No Crying at the Dinner Table
Filmmaker Carol Nguyen interviews her own family to craft an emotionally complex and meticulously composed portrait of intergenerational trauma, grief, and secrets in this cathvisual artic documentary about things left unsaid.
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