Whitman, Alabama
Directed by Jennifer Crandall
Description
In part 10 of a 52-part series called WHITMAN, ALABAMA, we meet Han and Dang, owners of Viet Cuisine in Huntsville, Alabama, and their daughter Eva. As they read a verse of Walt Whitman’s poetry, their daily life at the restaurant unfolds before our eyes.
— Mordecai Stayton
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STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH SHORTS
66 mins
This year, CAAM launched its American South Initiative, kicking off with its first-ever regional convening in Durham, North Carolina. The initiative is a year-long effort engaging the Asian American documentary filmmaking community to build an infrastructure connecting social justice and cultural organizations in the American South. As part of this initiative, STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH SHORTS brings uniquely-curated Asian American voices to the social justice and cultural identity issues lying in the lesser-explored region.In This Program: Come and Take It, June, Leadway, Phetmixay Means Fighter, Whitman, Alabama
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