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Directions:
In an initial post, answer all of the following questions from "Pass or Fail in Cambodiatown":
- What specific challenges do Southeast (SE) Asians face in America? (Answered throughout the film)
- How does the typical experience of SE Asians differ from their other Asian counterparts in America?
- Who were the Khmer Rouge and why were they significant?
- What are some reasons why PTSD among Cambodian refugees is so high?
- How are these communities advocating for themselves? Discuss what they are doing to cope and healpart # 2
- Then, answer one of the following
- How does this documentary oppose the myth of a model minority, among Asians as a macro-racial group?
- What role does Americanization have on younger generations? Explain your answer with evidentiary support from the film.
- Comment on the statistics that were presented throughout the film. Which stood out to you the most and why? Explain what the statistics are in San Diego, and how they relate (CITE your source with a URL).