CinemaOSMovie · 1982 · 0h 45m

Becoming American

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Hang Sou and his family, preliterate tribal farmers, await resettlement in a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing their war-consumed native Laos. "Becoming American" records their odyssey as they travel to and resettle in the United States. As they face nine months of intense culture shock, prejudice, and gradual adaptation to their new home in Seattle, the family provides a rare insight into refugee resettlement and cultural diversity issues.

Directed byKen Levine

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 45m
Language
EN
Released
May 24, 1982
Studios
Iris Films

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Becoming American - New Day Films - Anthropology - Asian Studies

Becoming American - New Day Films - Anthropology - Asian Studies

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1 credited
Starring
Ted D'Arms

Ted D'Arms

Narrator (voice)

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Directed by
Ken Levine
Written by
Ivory Waterworth Levine
Produced by
Ivory Waterworth Levine
Ken Levine

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