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Quyên Nguyen-Le

Queer Vietnameseness

    RELEASE

    2016-02-12

    BUGET

    N/A

    LENGTH

    51 min

    Description

    A documentary that follows the lives of three queer second generation Vietnamese Americans, navigating language, politics, and familial relationships - their stories add dimensions to Vietnamese diasporic experiences in community organizing, family, work in nail salons, and living in Little Saigon, Orange County, California: Ro Nghiem, a second generation Vietnamese, post-punk, gay lesbian boy who is currently attending school for graphic design, Natalie Newton, a Vietnamese American queer activist and strategic research analyst for social justice causes, and Shannon My Le, a claims adjuster for a workers’ compensation insurance company and is a part time entrepreneur.