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Hmongness /

Hmongness is a documentary that shows the cultural life of a Hmong community in Long Beach. The filmmaker goes into the Hmong Association of Long Beach to find out what "being American Hmong" looks like, and how these Hmong preserve their culture and maintain their identity. Following thre...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Zhang, Qingzhi (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Los Angeles, CA : University of Southern California, 2015.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Hmong Americans > California > Long Beach.
Community centers > California > Long Beach.
Manners and customs.
Américains d'origine miao > Californie > Long Beach.
Centres communautaires > Californie > Long Beach.
Mœurs et coutumes.
Community centers
Hmong Americans
Manners and customs
California > Long Beach
documentary film.
Documentary films
Ethnographic films
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Documentaires.
Films ethnographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Hmongness is a documentary that shows the cultural life of a Hmong community in Long Beach. The filmmaker goes into the Hmong Association of Long Beach to find out what "being American Hmong" looks like, and how these Hmong preserve their culture and maintain their identity. Following three subjects from different generations, the film reveals that even though they are all trying to preserve their culture, they do so by highlighting different cultural symbols. While the elders in this community prefer traditional symbols, such as the instrument known as Qeej and the needlework known as Paj Ntaub, youths prefer newer, more fashionable ones--modernized versions of traditional dancing and clothes.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 26, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (31 min.)
Playing Time:00:30:05