witold Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 The documentary follows the story of a little girl who escaped Vietnam during the war and was adopted and raised in the US. Now an adult, she wants to meet her Vietnamese mother and family. First half of the documentary sets the tone and the background. Second half is where it starts to get exceptionally good. Definitely one of the best documentaries I have watched in a while. I can watch it on Hulu but it may be blocked for some of you. http://www.hulu.com/watch/69787/pbs-indies-daughter-from-danang#s-p2-so-i0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddhamilt Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) Wow. Simply incredible. It makes me thing of how well I am or am not helping take care of my own mother as she is very sick right now. And culturally how different I am as an American/Westerner in this regard. I imagine Thais, Filipinos other SE Asian countries are very similar to this overall, though I am making a rough guess. I know more Filipino because I lived in NYC and worked with Filipinos and hear from them similar stories of the families asking for money, or even moving over here, and we're talking big families. It's the classic individualism vs. familial/communal living, West vs. East. But also just people with material poverty seeking help any way they can to do better. Edited August 23, 2010 by ddhamilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 the documentary can only be streamed inside the united states. welcome to the new world of DRM. well, keep your documentary then, hulu... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Agreed. It's a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 how did you watch it JT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 how did you watch it JT? At a film festival in the US with the director present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizz Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 yes got it can-not say where as I would be clipping the rules. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 yes got it can-not say where as I would be clipping the rules. Wink wink nod nod, yeah it's out there for those who seek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basinboy Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 yes got it can-not say where as I would be clipping the rules. Wink wink nod nod, yeah it's out there for those who seek. Are we allowed to mention You Tube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbigeyes Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Wow this is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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