| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) |
| Playing Time |
Duration: 58 minutes |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Collective Eye Films in 1987. |
| Summary |
This dramatic documentary explores America's most recent refugees, struggling against the mounting tension of a post-Vietnam era filled with guilt and anger. A group of Laotian refugees have built a Buddhist temple on a small farmstead on the outskirts of a resolutely blue-collar town. Their efforts to preserve their culture and religious heritage have been greeted by several terrorist attacks upon their temple. By investigating the opinions of townspeople and officials concerning the refugees, the film becomes a barometer of America's attitude towards refugees and immigrants. Blue Collar and Buddha¡is a moving portrait of the experience of today's refugees and the dramas that results when East meets West. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Indexed Term |
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies |
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Race and Class Studies |
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Religion and Philosophy |
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Sociology, Documentaries |
| Added Author |
Siegel & Kati Johnston, Taggart, filmmaker.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1130187 Kanopy |
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