My America... or Honk If You Love Buddha (1997)
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- Synopsis:
In 'My America' Renee Tajima-Peña (Who Killed Vincent Chin?) recalls her childhood, back in the days when her vacationing family crossed five state lines without ever seeing another Asian face. Tajima-Peña hits the road again to explore just how much the racial and cultural landscape of America has changed. Driving coast-to-coast and stopping in New York and San Francisco’s Chinatowns but also in Duluth, Minnesota, New Orleans, and Arkansas, she seeks out what it means to be Asian American in our rapidly-changing society. The film chronicles an eclectic group of offbeat and distinctive people - from Chinese American debutantes and eighth generation Filipinos in New Orleans to the entrepreneur Chung Y. Choi with his fortune cookie factory, fish business, and security job, and Cambodian telehuckster Tom Vu. Tajima-Peña also explores the challenge for Asian Americans now that they are no longer "the invisible minority". - Directors:
- Renee Tajima-Pena
- Narrated By:
- Renee Tajima-Pena
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Awards:
1997 Sundance Film Festival Excellence In Cinematography Award Documentary
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