The Split Horn: Life of a Hmong Shaman in America - In this documentary, a Hmong shaman moves his family from Laos to Wisconsin. Spanning seventeen years, the journey and transition uncovers the inherent challenges to both assimilate into American culture as well as maintain valuable cultural traditions.
In Between - Short film exploring the experiences of a Chinese-American teenage boy grappling with the increasingly isolating reality that he doesn't neatly fit into either the Chinese or American cultural identity/stereotype.
Year of the Rat - This short film explores themes of family dynamics and connection amidst cultural differences within a household. A self-described "dramedy," The Year of the Rat features an immigrant Chinese mom and her US-born daughter attempting to bridge relationship gaps through a joint venture in online dating.
Minari - Set in the early 1980s, a Korean-American family moves from California to Arkansas to start a new venture growing and selling Korean produce for local restaurants and markets. They encounter various challenges and setbacks in this unfamiliar land, but ultimately realize the importance of familial resilience in building a successful life together.
Being Asian in America - This documentary showcases interviews from focus groups which were a part of a recent Pew Research Center study. The analysis revealed that Asian American individuals encounter significant challenges establishing and maintaining their own identities in a nation where being identified as "Asian" carries specific assumptions about background, behavior, and physical attributes.
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