Featuring a new spoken word piece by Katie Ka Vang
The Good Hearted Daughter is a 90 minute film about the role of women in Hmong culture. After the death of her husband and two sons, Va Cha returns to the northern lands of her husband’s clan. One daughter-in-law decides to follow her into a marginal village existence in a steeply patriarchal society. Inspired by the biblical story of Ruth, it is a tale of two widows bounded by loss and love.
Spoken word artist Katie Ka Vang will create a new spoken word piece to be performed at this event that will help stimulate dialogue around Hmong women, and the challenges of tradition vs. assimilation and “Americanization”.
Topics covered: How long do traditions survive? Individuals vs. Community, Feminism, the ramifications of breaking traditions.
In partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies located at Concordia College.
*Food served before and after the event.
