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  2. Bee Vang - Wikipedia

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    November 4, 1991 (age 32) Fresno, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Actor, activist. Years active. 2008–present. Bee Vang ( RPA: Npis Vaj, Pahawh: 𖬃𖬰𖬨𖬵 𖬖𖬰𖬜, Chinese-Mandarin: 王陛; born November 4, 1991) is an American actor and activist of Hmong descent. He is best known for starring in Clint Eastwood 's 2008 film Gran ...

  3. Gran Torino - Wikipedia

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    Gran Torino. Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the film. This was Eastwood's first starring role since 2004's Million Dollar Baby. The film features a large Hmong-American cast (the first time for an American mainstream film), [4] as well as one of Eastwood's younger sons, Scott.

  4. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down - Wikipedia

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    OCLC. 47352453. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures is a 1997 book by Anne Fadiman that chronicles the struggles of a Hmong refugee family from Houaysouy, Sainyabuli Province, Laos, [1] the Lees, and their interactions with the health care system in Merced, California.

  5. Hmong people - Wikipedia

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    The Hmong immigrant population of Detroit is a central focus of the 2008 film Gran Torino, though that city does not have a significant Hmong population. Religious persecution [ edit ] Hmong Catholics , Protestants and animists have been subjected to military attacks, police arrest, imprisonment, forced disappearances , extrajudicial killings ...

  6. Doua Moua - Wikipedia

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    Doua Moua (born February 7, 1987) is an American actor and writer best known for his roles as Spider in the 2008 film Gran Torino and Po in Disney's live-action Mulan. Background [ edit ] Doua Moua was born in a refugee camp in Thailand to Laos-born parents of Hmong descent who had fled their homeland because of the Laotian Civil War . [1]

  7. List of American films of 2011 - Wikipedia

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    17. The Art of Getting By. Fox Searchlight Pictures / Gigi Films / Goldcrest Films. Gavin Wiesen (director/screenplay); Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Sam Robards, Rita Wilson, Blair Underwood, Alicia Silverstone, Marcus Carl Franklin, Sasha Spielberg, Jarlath Conroy, Ann Dowd.

  8. James Hong filmography - Wikipedia

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    James Hong filmography. James Hong is an American character actor, producer and director who has appeared in more than 600 films, TV shows and video games. [1] His career began in the 1950s when he redubbed soundtracks of several Asian films. Notable roles include Hannibal Chew in Blade Runner (1982), David Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China ...

  9. Hmong customs and culture - Wikipedia

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    The Flower Hmong are known for very brightly colored embroidered traditional costumes with beaded fringe. An important element of Hmong clothing and culture is the paj ntaub, (pronounced pun dow) a complex form of traditional textile art created using stitching, reverse-stitching, and reverse applique.

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