Putting a human face on controversial immigration policy, SENTENCED HOME follows three young Cambodian Americans through the deportation process. Raised in inner city Seattle, they pay an unbearable price for mistakes they made as teenagers. Caught between their tragic pasts and an uncertain future, each young man confronts a legal system that offers no second chances. Visit the SENTENCED HOME companion site >>

Video Modules:

• Facing Deportation and the History of the Khmer Refugee (4:45)
• Gangs and Choices (4:25)
• Crime, Punishment and Life in Cambodia (2:31)
• Looking Back, Looking Ahead (2:56)

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Educational Materials:

• Educator Guide (PDF, 1MB)
• Discussion Guide (PDF, 408KB)

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About ITVS Community Classroom

ITVS Community Classroom is an educational resource providing new documentary video content and accompanying curricular materials, lesson plans and homework assignments to high school and community college instructors and youth-serving community-based organizations. Content is grouped into subject-specific segments that correspond to lesson plans and educational activities. All CLASSROOM materials are designed with key education standards in mind.

Educational content was developed with guidance from the COMMUNITY CLASSROOM National Advisors: PBS Teachers, KQED Education Network, American Association of Community Colleges, National State Teachers of the Year, National Council for the Social Studies, National Association for Multicultural Education and National Council of Teachers of English.

SENTENCED HOME was produced by Sentenced Home Productions in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. SENTENCED HOME premiered on May 15, 2007 on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens.

ITVS Community Classroom is a product of the Independent Television Service with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.