Waubonsee Community College

Moving mountains, the story of the Yiu Mien, produced and directed by Elaine Velazquez

eng

videorecording

For High School; College; Adult audiences

Moving mountains

electronic resource

747798873

produced and directed by Elaine Velazquez

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the story of the Yiu Mien

This film is an intimate and caring look at the Yiu Mien, Southeast Asian refugees who originally settled in the Pacific Northwest. In their ancient society in the mountains of Laos, this hill tribe had no electricity, cars, or any other twentieth century technology. Their involvement with the CIA during the Vietnam War forced the Mien to lose their homeland. Coming here, they were catapulted from one century into another.Moving Mountains dramatically portrays a people caught between two worlds. Through the words of the elders and rare archival footage of the Mien in their mountain homeland, their ancient culture is brought to light. Moving Mountains vividly portrays the complex realities of adapting to American life with its shopping malls, freeways, and apartment living .A closed captioned version is available. Please specify when ordering

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