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From Laos to America: Paja Thao Acculturates
produced by Collective Eye Films; in Between Two Worlds: The Hmong Shaman in America (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 6 mins
Paja Thao, newly arrived in America, was a practicing shaman in Laos for more than 30 years. Almost overnight he went from respected leader to elementary student, struggling with the basics of literacy while adapting to an alien culture.
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produced by Collective Eye Films; in Between Two Worlds: The Hmong Shaman in America (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 6 mins
Description
Paja Thao, newly arrived in America, was a practicing shaman in Laos for more than 30 years. Almost overnight he went from respected leader to elementary student, struggling with the basics of literacy while adapting to an alien culture. High School Adult
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dwight Conquergood, Collective Eye Films
Author / Creator
Dwight Conquergood
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Immigration and emigration, Refugees, Laotians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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