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Lao Youths Talk About Gangs (Clip 1 of 3)

Two Laotian American youths talk about the pressures they face and why they have both joined gangs.

Thavi's Wedding (Clip 2 of 3)

Watch Thavi and his bride get married in a Laotian wedding ceremony.

Thavi at the Temple (Clip 3 of 3)

Thavi visits a Buddhist temple to pay his respects to a recently deceased friend, and undergoes a ceremony to be initiated as a monk.

Film Update

Filmmakers Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath talk about what has happened to Thavi's family, both in the United States and in Laos, since filming ended.

  • Updated on September 1, 2009

Filmmakers

Ellen Kuras

Ellen Kuras

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Thavisouk Phrasavath

Thavisouk Phrasavath

Film Update

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