I'm not vietnamese, not an orphan, but I reacted strongly to this search for self. We all do it. We're all looking at mirrors and at other faces, searching for signs of ourselves. It's particularly poignant when the search covers such extremes of time and distance. Well produced, a definite "good listen."
Operation Babylift brought 2700 children from Vietman in 1975. This piece witnesses the children who've since grown away from home go back home and connect. You will, however, not learn much about that generation of children except for the few who talk about how they feel they've emerged from Operation.
Nevertheless, their feelings need your ears because, chances are, one of them maybe your neighbor.
Comments for Baby Pictures
This piece belongs to the series "Crossing East - Asian American History series"
Produced by Sara Caswell Kolbet and Dmae Roberts
Other pieces by Dmae Lo Roberts
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Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Posted on January 05, 2011 at 11:46 AM | Permalink
Sometimes you CAN go home.
I'm not vietnamese, not an orphan, but I reacted strongly to this search for self. We all do it. We're all looking at mirrors and at other faces, searching for signs of ourselves. It's particularly poignant when the search covers such extremes of time and distance. Well produced, a definite "good listen."
Emon Hassan
Posted on July 01, 2007 at 05:01 PM | Permalink
Review of Baby Pictures
Operation Babylift brought 2700 children from Vietman in 1975. This piece witnesses the children who've since grown away from home go back home and connect. You will, however, not learn much about that generation of children except for the few who talk about how they feel they've emerged from Operation.
Nevertheless, their feelings need your ears because, chances are, one of them maybe your neighbor.