Query: *
Archival Materials
Threads of Survival
Creators:
Vander, Kathryn
Dates:
1991
Size:
Film reels (25 minutes, color sound)
Collection ID:
HSFA.1993.21
Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
Edited film documents the Hmong immigrants to the United States in their struggles to maintain the culture and traditions from their native Laos. Weaving and sewing of elaborate clothing and storycloths are depicted as the main vehicle for cultural transmission. Large tapestries on which pictures are stitched are used to …