Hmong Documentary Series: The Best Place to Live (1981)

In celebration of May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Hmong Cultural Center presents the Hmong Documentary Series.

The Hmong Documentary Series continues with The Best Place to Live: A Personal Story of Hmong Refugees from Laos directed by Peter O’Neill and Ralph Rugoff. This 1981 film is a portrait of Hmong who settled in Providence, Rhode Island. It documents a wedding, a funeral, soccer games and a rock band as well as experiences in schools and workplaces while exploring ambivalence about life in the U.S. and a longing for pre-war Laos. Also shown will be Better Places: Hmong of Rhode Island a Generation later, a 2011 sequel directed by Peter O’Neill and Louisa Schein which follows up with 4 families from the first film.

Please join us for the showing of these important films documenting Hmong American history. Attendees may also visit the interactive exhibits on Hmong culture and history at HCC before or after the showings.