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MVA Collection, Hmongness
produced by Qingzhi Zhang, fl. 2015, in MVA Collection (Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California, MVA Collection, 2015), 30 mins
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 diffe...
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produced by Qingzhi Zhang, fl. 2015, in MVA Collection (Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California, MVA Collection, 2015), 30 mins
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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...
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.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Qingzhi Zhang, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
University of Southern California, MVA Collection
Series
MVA Collection
Topic / Theme
Music, Performing arts, Cultural communities, Cultural life, Reed, Hmong
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Qingzhi Zhang and the University of Southern California
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of Wesleyan University. World Music Archives, in The Mark Slobin Fieldwork Archive, Music in the Afghan North, 1967-1972, Film Footage and Monographs, Settings and Landscapes (Middletown, CT) , 2 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Archival footage
Contributor
Mark Slobin, 1943-
Author / Creator
Mark Slobin, 1943-
Topic / Theme
Cultural communities, Afghans
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the World Music Archive, Wesleyan University. Copyright Mark Slobin.
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