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The Latehomecomer (trailer also on this page)

leaving is not the same as forgetting...

When does experience end? When does reflection begin? Until a people can reflect on where they've come from, they will spend all of time searching for where they are.

This is the Hmong refugee experience, reflected and refracted in the scope of a lyric documentary by Kao Kalia Yang, writer, and John O'Brien, filmmaker. Funded by the MN State Arts Board and sponsored by the Center for Hmong Studies, this work is dedicated to the Hmong people who lived in the camp. Ban Vinai Refugee Camp, like camps the world over, was never meant to last. But in the memories of those who lived there, those who loved there, those who belonged there: the camps will always be.

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  • John OBRIEN 2 years ago
    The format here doesn't automatically give the option to identify collaborators and in this case, Kalia Yang is the important one -not me! Her story as well as her upcoming book "The Latehomecomer," is an amazing tale of survival across continents. Thanks for watching. John
  • Kathleen Hamilton 8 months ago
    John, If A study Group were to read this book, could they get a copy of it? I did get to hear Kalia talk about the book in Appleton Wi. I am eagerly awaiting her next books.
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  • Zach LeBeau 2 years ago
    That's pretty amazing. What do you call that 3D collage technique/style?
  • Brian Van Peski plus 2 years ago
    It's commonly referred to as "the son of ken burns" effect because of the similarities. I want to say the first real use of it was in the documentary "A Kid Stays in the Picture" and then it was used extensively during parts of "Riding Giants" as well.
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