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Film, Video Historic Media Pre-2022: Lao Immigrant Social Villages and Kinship Ties

A social bonding ritual in the form of a karaoke party takes place in the carport of a Lao mobile home

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Families enter the grounds of the temple wearing similar color t-shirts to represent their parade group.

Nursery group parade float is headed up by a live Lao singer. Nursery group members are wearing mint green shirts.

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[ Collection of historic photographs from previous Lao Lunar New Years (circa 1985-2021) focused on the themes of Lao immigrant social dynamics, social groups and neighborhood-villages. ]

About this Item

Title

  • Historic Media Pre-2022: Lao Immigrant Social Villages and Kinship Ties

Created / Published

  • Broussard, Louisiana

Headings

  • -  Festivals
  • -  Laotian Americans--Louisiana--Social life and customs
  • -  Lao New Year-- Louisiana
  • -  Broussard (Lafayette Parish and Saint Martin Parish, La.)--Religious life and customs
  • -  Lao (Tai people)--Louisiana--Social life and customs
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Moving Image
  • -  Still Image
  • -  United States -- Louisiana -- Broussard

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Moving Image
  • Still Image

Notes

  • -  Summary: Collection of historic photos and videos from previous Lunar New Years (1985 -2021) focused on the themes of Lao immigrant social dynamics and social groups, neighborhood-villages.
  • -  Keywords: Lao Immigrants, Louisiana Festivals, Asian Communities, Laotian Diaspora, Southern Louisiana Culture

Medium

  • 3 moving image files (mp4): digital. 26 still image files (JPG): digital.

Source Collection

  • Lao Buddhist New Year Festival in Southern Louisiana : Community Collections Grant Project, 2022-2023 (AFC 2022/010)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • image
  • video

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Credit line

Lao Buddhist New Year Festival in Southern Louisiana: Community Collections Grant Project, 2022 (AFC 2022/010), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Chicago citation style:

Historic Media Pre-: Lao Immigrant Social Villages and Kinship Ties. Broussard, Louisiana, 1985. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022010_023_mv001/.

APA citation style:

(1985) Historic Media Pre-: Lao Immigrant Social Villages and Kinship Ties. Broussard, Louisiana. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022010_023_mv001/.

MLA citation style:

Historic Media Pre-: Lao Immigrant Social Villages and Kinship Ties. Broussard, Louisiana, 1985. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022010_023_mv001/>.