Discussion following screening of "Enforcing the Silence," on February 21, 2013 at UCLA
ENFORCING THE SILENCE (http: //www.enforcingthesilence.com.) explores how the Vietnam War continues in America through the tragic story of Lam Duong, the first Vietnamese reportedly to be assassinated in the U.S.
Q&A with Director Tony Nguyen and Nhu-Ngoc Ong, formerly General Editor of Vien Dong Daily and currently Publisher/Editor of Viet Tide Weekly.
Other discussion panelists were:
- Professor Thu-Huong Nguyen-Vo, UCLA Department of Asian Languages & Cultures
- Ms. Phi Su, Graduate Student, UCLA Department of Sociology
Tony Nguyen made his directorial debut with ENFORCING THE SILENCE, a feature documentary about the unsolved murder of Lam Duong, a young Vietnamese American activist. Tony co-authored a profile on Lam Duong for 101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed US History, a new book in the tradition of Howard Zinn for middle school students. He is currently in post-production on GIAP AND THE LAST IRONING BOARD FACTORY, a quirky, personal film about the mother-son relationship and the last standing ironing board factory in America.
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