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Becoming American

This award winning classic resettlement story is now available on DVD. Previous VHS / 16mm owners will receive a 30% discount when purchasing a DVD. Hang Sou and his family, preliterate tribal farmers, await resettlement in a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing their war-torn native Laos. Becoming American records the 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.

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30 min./58 min.

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