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Laos: So You Think the War is Over
Directed by Network Ireland Television. 2009. 25 minutes.
Reviewed by Susan Norris
Most people are unaware of the extent to which the Vietnam War spilled over into the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia. Though neither enemies of the U.S. nor direct participants, both of these countries were profoundly affected by the war, suffering casualties estimated at 200,000 and 300,000, respectively. Laos: So You Think the War is Over is a 30 minute film documenting the continuing legacy of the Vietnam War in Laos and its ongoing impact on the lives of Laotians.
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 The Sweetest Embrace: Return to Afghanistan
Directed by Najeeb Mirza. 2008. 74 minutes.
Reviewed by Morris Rossabi
The Sweetest Embrace is a well-intentioned film which shows the human side of the turbulence and warfare afflicting late twentieth and early twenty-first century Afghanistan. During the struggle between the Soviet Union and the mujahadeen in the 1980s, two families in Northeast Afghanistan sent their two young sons across the border to Tajikistan to escape the war and to be educated. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the ensuing civil war in Tajikistan in the 1990s compelled the two boys to flee once again this time to Russia. Eventually, Canada granted them asylum.
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Educator Resources: Teaching About Japan
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We at AEMS, as do all Americans, express our sympathy to the people of Japan in this difficult and tragic time. For teachers engaged in discussions with their students about the earthquake and tsunami, we want to let you know that AEMS has video material, made for educators at all levels, produced under its MPG label. The most recent addition, Can't Go Native?, shows life and local culture in Northeastern Japan, not far from the affected areas. This film is part of a larger online project to create a documentary source for many related materials suitable for high school and college students.
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| AAS-ICAS Film Expo 2011: Seeing Asia Eye To Eye | | |
 The Asian Educational Media Service successfully screened twenty-nine documentary films at the 2011 joint AAS-ICAS meeting in Honolulu, March 31-April 2, 2011. We will recount our experience our May 2011 newsletter.
CLICK HERE for more info on Seeing Asia Eye to Eye
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| UPCOMING EVENTS | |  AsiaLENS
Documentary Film Screenings
AsiaLENS is a series of free public film screenings and lecture / discussion programs -- organized by AEMS in collaboration with the Spurlock Museum -- presenting recent documentary films on issues reflecting contemporary life in Asia. AsiaLENS Spring 2011 Calendar: In The Matter of Cha Jung Hee (Deann Borshay Liem, 2010, 62 min.) Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 7:00pm CLICK HERE for more info on AsiaLENS |
News and Reviews
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Electronic newsletters - September 2010 - March 2011
Archived print newsletters - Spring 1998 - Fall 2009
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About AEMS
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Media Production Group
In addition to hosting film screenings, AEMS also produces
and distributes its own materials under the brand name Media Production Group
(MPG) . These are short educational
videos and DVDs about an aspect of Asian culture suitable for classroom
use and accompanied by curriculum. MPG titles.
Database
AEMS maintains a searchable database of over 6,000 films
about Asia, including length, format, distributor and synopsis. search the database
Library
AEMS
library, through its connection to the Lincoln Trails library system,
circulates videos and DVDs locally from its collection of more than 2,000. view |
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