Starting Over in America
Synopsis
“Starting Over in America” is KERA’s 1986 documentary about refugees from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia who relocated to the Dallas area beginning in 1975. It tells their stories of challenges as they try to reunite their scattered families and rebuild their lives in America.
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