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Caodaists worship the left eye as an Asian synthesis of eastern and western traditions. In this film, they tell their stories of exile, anti-colonial struggle, and building immigrant congregations in California. Footage of rituals and temples, and archival images combine to provide a personal perspective on a largely unknown mystical tradition. Older religious leaders tell how this new faith emerged in colonial Saigon in the 1920s and was soon followed...
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It won't take long to fall in love with the subject of Painted Nails, Van Hoang, a Vietnamese nail salon owner who serves an ethnically diverse group of working class women with acrylic nails and intricate airbrush designs. Through the course of the film, Van unintentionally becomes a contemporary Norma Rae or Erin Brockovich. Painted Nails brings us unprecedented insight into the personal nature of the political movement to regulate one of the fastest...
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Forty years after the US pulled out of South Vietnam, a Vietnamese martial arts master returns to the waters that claimed his wife and children during their escape in hopes of finding their grave. Throughout his return, a diverse group of Vietnamese survivors and historical scholars explore the reasons for the Vietnamese Diaspora.
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This program introduces children to Vietnam's varied geography and history, and shows them how the people of Vietnam live, work and play. Children learn why many Vietnamese people immigrated to America and about the traditions they keep alive in the United States. Everyone learns how to count to ten and say a few words in Vietnamese, then it's off to the Saigon Mall in Falls Church, Virginia, for a look at a variety of traditional Vietnamese food,...
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