Another Movie on Immigration

After our last class discussion I thought it would be good to have a list of good books and movies on immigration. In addition to what we shared, I would like to add the 2002 documentary, Daughter from Danang as an enlightening film.Three years ago I watched this documentary with a Vietnamese friend whose parents are immigrants. It was insightful to hear her explanation of cultural expectations on both sides and why things turned out the way they did at the end of the documentary.

The film's website, http://www.daughterfromdanang.com describes this film as: "A heartbreaking documentary that upsets your expectations of happily-ever-afters...To all outward appearances, Heidi is the proverbial “all-American girl”, hailing from small town Pulaski, Tenn. But her birth name was Mai Thi Hiep. Born in Danang, Vietnam in 1968, she’s the mixed-race daughter of an American serviceman and a Vietnamese woman... Mother and daughter would know nothing about each other for 22 years. Now, as if by a miracle, they are reunited in Danang."