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Blue Collar & Buddha

VHS
57 minutes
E184 .L27 B51 1990

Explores the dilemma of Laotian refugees living in Rockford, Illinois who are torn between preserving their cultural identity and adapting to their new life in America. Re- settlement is complicated by rising tensions with workingclass neighbors, many of whom resent the Laotians economic gains and view their Buddhism with hostility.

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