What a universal film, that appeals to deep-rooted feelings amongst all immigrant families facing the challenges of identity, acceptance and uncertain futures. I am not Lao, but I saw reflected in the faces of this film, myself, my mother, my father, my brother and my sister. Our stories are also your stories. Thank you for posting this touching piece of work.
Just came across this documentary. Well done... The part I could really relate to was the one about growing up in a western country and trying to keep the native language alive, for both parents and children, and how it changed the family dynamic from traditional (parents as head of the family) to less of that (children's attitudes of knowing better/more than parents, and effects thereof). I certainly can identify that within my family.
Great documentary. Thoroughly enjoyed hearing about the hardships of our parents who left their proud country behind for their children, living in Soune refugee camp, how hard it was to assimilate to the western world and how they try to pass on the Lao traditions to their children. Neat perspective on the younger generation's trying to embrace their heritage , even if it takes us awhile to fully speak the language.
C'est très intéressant de voir ce document des laotiens en Australie. Quoi dire de plus, les laotiens sont éparpillés partout dans le monde entier après 1975. Nous sommes déracinés notamment surtout des jeunes qui sont nés dans les pays d'accueil. C'est triste ainsi mais la vie continue... En revanche, le Laos est là dans notre cœur et nos souvenirs passés restent ancrés dans nos mémoires à jamais !
I like this video a lot !!!! 👍👍👍I'm a Lao in USA !!! I watch this video miss Laos !!! 😢 we all same Lao !! We Love as another !!! I live in USA !! I still be Lao !!! Love you all from my heart !!! Lao !!!
Fantastic Lao - Australian community who has never forgotten your own origin.With out hesitation, Thanks million times for uploading this video to Lao all over the world. I am Lao in Vientiane very appropriated to see this document. Welcome all Lao - Australians to visit your ancestors' hometown Laos.
Very interesting documentary. I am a Lao from Toronto, and my story is unique as well. I was born in Vientiane in '79, both parents crossed into Thailand with me in tow less than a year old, spent some time in a refugee camp. We were sponsored by a church in a small town in New Brunswick. Basically no Asian community, let alone Lao. So I grew up "Canadian" and so did my parents, since they were both relatively young. We had lots of support but through Canadians not Lao.
Very good documentary, well realised too. My mother is french and my father is Lao but I notice that lao people and their kids live like the characters of your film in Australia, and I think it's the same in USA, or in Canada ... I hope your work finds audience :)
ture to get something really interesting. I still speak and read Lao. I use Lao Thai English everyday in my job. The fact that I am bicutural, opens my mind wider and think that I am very lucky to belong to the western and eastern cultures;There are good things in bothsides and just try to get the best parts of each to build up our personnality. I am happy to Lao and French, I do love FranceLaos. Thanks for sharing your interesting video, it shows that one can live abroad yet one can remain Lao
Awesome Documentary. I am also Laotian living in California though. It is nice to see other Laotians living in other countries. I have seen Laotians here in the US and in France while visiting family. The only way were able to communicate was in Lao. It is cool to see how other Laotians adapt to their new environment but still stick to our culture.
+xaypasert xaysana Your English reading comprehension is so poor, please learn to read better. It's been a year since you posted the comment, I hope that it has gotten much better.
A great documentary about the struggles of the past, present and future of all Laotians. Also the documentary was very uplifting if you are Laotian. You mustn't forget who you are and where you come from.
You Lao-Australians are so lucky you live close to Laos. You can visit Laos twice a year because its cheaper as oppose to living in the States. It cost us Lao-Americans an arm and a leg just to get there.
it makes us human being, different in culture and race we always are the same humankind. Every society and every culturally rich group has always enriched with its beliefs and roots, always stay connected with the roots. Struggles and efforts are done by these people of a small country is always appreciate, i salute you all
Sabaidï, I am Lao from France. I do love your video. I would like to congratulate all the parents, trying to transmit Lao langage and culture to their children. I do know how hard it can be, yet they do deserve consideration and support. I left my dear homelan for ages I go back almost every year. As the grown up said, the kids were born there. Some might feel embarrassed when they speak Lao. They should think that as a rich part of their parent'scultural heritage. They should combine both cul
Yea I must agree this was good documentary without a doubt . .. Everyone s story is so similar to everyone else I know including myself ... I'm 36 years old now me haven't got a chance to visit the motherland yet but hopefully when I do my three headed elephant tattoo won't be an issue lol
It's good documentary.........i like it!!! and i also interested on this documentary showed that some of Lao group made a Lao-English dictionary and they put it on google, so i wanna know the information about.....like a how to use or how to find it some thing like this..... Thank..!!!
Wow, Lao Australians seem more connected to their culture - and more down to earth - than Lao Americans. Probably cause America has too many clubs and other distractions.
This makes me remember when I was in high school people would ask me what I am. I told this white kid I'm Laotian and he had the nerve to tell me there's no such country as "Lao asia" (what he said). Nigga I'm from Laos duh
ວ່າວສຸດຍອດ ຄົນລາວເຮົາຊິໄປໃສກະເປັນຄົນລາວຂ້ອຍຢາກພິມອັງກິດແຕ່ຢ້ານມັນບໍ່ຖືກ555 ເອົາໜ່ອຍໜຶ່ງສັນນາ i think great for this vdo. Dont shy in show lao culture lol. If u dont understand i'm sorry
What a universal film, that appeals to deep-rooted feelings amongst all immigrant families facing the challenges of identity, acceptance and uncertain futures. I am not Lao, but I saw reflected in the faces of this film, myself, my mother, my father, my brother and my sister. Our stories are also your stories. Thank you for posting this touching piece of work.
Just came across this documentary. Well done... The part I could really relate to was the one about growing up in a western country and trying to keep the native language alive, for both parents and children, and how it changed the family dynamic from traditional (parents as head of the family) to less of that (children's attitudes of knowing better/more than parents, and effects thereof). I certainly can identify that within my family.
I am Lao from New York, U .S. A ພູມໃຈ ທີ ໄດ້ ເກີດ ມາ ເປັນ ລາວ
ຮັກ ພໍ່ ແມ່ ພີ່ ນ້ອງ ລາວ ທຸກໆ ຄົນ
Great documentary. Thoroughly enjoyed hearing about the hardships of our parents who left their proud country behind for their children, living in Soune refugee camp, how hard it was to assimilate to the western world and how they try to pass on the Lao traditions to their children. Neat perspective on the younger generation's trying to embrace their heritage , even if it takes us awhile to fully speak the language.
Great Documentary. Coming from a fellow Laotian from the US!
C'est très intéressant de voir ce document des laotiens en Australie. Quoi dire de plus, les laotiens sont éparpillés partout dans le monde entier après 1975. Nous sommes déracinés notamment surtout des jeunes qui sont nés dans les pays d'accueil. C'est triste ainsi mais la vie continue... En revanche, le Laos est là dans notre cœur et nos souvenirs passés restent ancrés dans nos mémoires à jamais !
I like this video a lot !!!! 👍👍👍I'm a Lao in USA !!! I watch this video miss Laos !!! 😢 we all same Lao !! We Love as another !!! I live in USA !! I still be Lao !!! Love you all from my heart !!! Lao !!!
Fantastic Lao - Australian community who has never forgotten your own origin.With out hesitation, Thanks million times for uploading this video to Lao all over the world.
I am Lao in Vientiane very appropriated to see this document. Welcome all Lao - Australians to visit your ancestors' hometown Laos.
This is a very beautiful Lao documentary. Thank you for sharing.
Very interesting documentary. I am a Lao from Toronto, and my story is unique as well. I was born in Vientiane in '79, both parents crossed into Thailand with me in tow less than a year old, spent some time in a refugee camp. We were sponsored by a church in a small town in New Brunswick. Basically no Asian community, let alone Lao. So I grew up "Canadian" and so did my parents, since they were both relatively young. We had lots of support but through Canadians not Lao.
So awesome to see the Lao experience in Australia! I have a one year old and I hope I can pass the culture down to her
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Very interesting to see see the stories from the Lao-Australian experience. Thanks for sharing.
Very good documentary, well realised too. My mother is french and my father is Lao but I notice that lao people and their kids live like the characters of your film in Australia, and I think it's the same in USA, or in Canada ... I hope your work finds audience :)
ture to get something really interesting. I still speak and read Lao. I use Lao Thai English everyday in my job. The fact that I am bicutural, opens my mind wider and think that I am very lucky to belong to the western and eastern cultures;There are good things in bothsides and just try to get the best parts of each to build up our personnality. I am happy to Lao and French, I do love FranceLaos. Thanks for sharing your interesting video, it shows that one can live abroad yet one can remain Lao
Awesome Documentary. I am also Laotian living in California though. It is nice to see other Laotians living in other countries. I have seen Laotians here in the US and in France while visiting family. The only way were able to communicate was in Lao. It is cool to see how other Laotians adapt to their new environment but still stick to our culture.
+xaypasert xaysana Your English reading comprehension is so poor, please learn to read better. It's been a year since you posted the comment, I hope that it has gotten much better.
Excellent movie and very educational too. Thank you for posting this video. I'll ask my children to watch this video as well.
Excellent documentary about Lao Oversea, I hope that our culture and tradition will carry on to next generation. Go Laos!!!
A great documentary about the struggles of the past, present and future of all Laotians. Also the documentary was very uplifting if you are Laotian. You mustn't forget who you are and where you come from.
You Lao-Australians are so lucky you live close to Laos. You can visit Laos twice a year because its cheaper as oppose to living in the States. It cost us Lao-Americans an arm and a leg just to get there.
it makes us human being, different in culture and race we always are the same humankind. Every society and every culturally rich group has always enriched with its beliefs and roots, always stay connected with the roots. Struggles and efforts are done by these people of a small country is always appreciate, i salute you all
Sabaidï, I am Lao from France. I do love your video. I would like to congratulate all the parents, trying to transmit Lao langage and culture to their children. I do know how hard it can be, yet they do deserve consideration and support. I left my dear homelan for ages I go back almost every year. As the grown up said, the kids were born there. Some might feel embarrassed when they speak Lao. They should think that as a rich part of their parent'scultural heritage. They should combine both cul
Yea I must agree this was good documentary without a doubt . .. Everyone s story is so similar to everyone else I know including myself ... I'm 36 years old now me haven't got a chance to visit the motherland yet but hopefully when I do my three headed elephant tattoo won't be an issue lol
ສົ່ງເສີມແລະພັທະນາໄຫ້ລູກຫລານລາວກ້າວໄປຂ້າງຫນ້າ ! ສຸກຍອດມັກຫລາຍເດີ !
This is a good documentary. Thanks.
very interesting....need more vid like this
It's good documentary.........i like it!!!
and i also interested on this documentary showed that some of Lao group made a Lao-English dictionary and they put it on google, so i wanna know the information about.....like a how to use or how to find it some thing like this..... Thank..!!!
great job on the documentary.
Lao and Khmer we're going through exactly the same things and i felt the same way as everyone in this video.
Yes, that’s annoying me many times with greeting ourselves to the others they have always been confusing and reflecting on where exactly Laos was ?
Kudos to Induangchanthy for making this documentary.
huh....? i didn't know there is a lot of Laotian in Australia. job well done and thank you uploaded this video.
I have a Lao dictionary that I reference to. It really helps.
this is awesome!
we are lao, i miss laos
คนลาวเฮาที่บ่ลืมประเทศ
u guy drive on the wrong side of street. and u guy speak kinda funny .I am Laos too leave in California. so proud of our people all over the world
28:25 my friend is at , sabai dee to all the Laos people out there.
คนดีที่บ่ลืมประเทศชาติบ้านเมือง
ຂໍຂອບໃຈທີມງານທຸກຄົນໃນການສ້າງແລະເຜີຍແພ່,ໃນຄວາມເຫັນສ່ວນຕົວແລ້ວ ສາລະດີນີັກຳລັງຈະບອກພວກເຣົາວ່າກຳລັງຈະມີຄວາມສູນເສັຍຂອງຄວາມມີຕົວຕົນຂອງພວກເຣົາ ຖ້າບໍສາມາດສື້ບຕໍ,ຖ່າຍຖອດ ສັນຍາລັກຂອງຄົນລາວ ຊື້ງ ຂພຈ ເຫັນວ່າ: ພາສາ(ພາສາເວົາ້/ພາສາຂຽນ)ລວມທັງຊື້ລູກຫລານ ລຸ້ນ ໆ ຕໍໄປຈະປັນແນວ,ພວກລາວເຣົາໄດ້ມາໄກ ຖ້າບໍຍີນສຽງເວົາ້ບໍໄດັເຫັນພາສາຂຽນຢູ່ນີ ບໍມີຊື້ສຽງລຽງນາມ ເປັນລາວແລ້ວ ຈະມີຫລັກຖານຫຍັງມາອ້າງອີງ,
Wow, Lao Australians seem more connected to their culture - and more down to earth - than Lao Americans. Probably cause America has too many clubs and other distractions.
Some maps just use cambodia for thailand, laos, and the other lower asian countries
Its kinda hard to understand their Australian english. Especially when they talk so fast.. but i did enjoy watching your documentary
This makes me remember when I was in high school people would ask me what I am. I told this white kid I'm Laotian and he had the nerve to tell me there's no such country as "Lao asia" (what he said). Nigga I'm from Laos duh
Live the title
can Lao overseas purchase land in Laos and have their name on the title?
NO YOU CAN'T BECAUSE LAOS IT 'S A COMMUNIST COUNTRY.
,ດັງທີພວກເຣົາຮູ້ວ່າຍັງມີເຊື້້ອ້ສາຍລາວຫົລງເຫື້ລອຢູ່ດີນແດນບັນພະບຸລູດຜ່ານມາ ແລ້ວເປັນແນວໃດ?ຖື້ກກົມກື້ນໄປ...ມີແຕ່ພວກເຣົາຫື້ລ ລຸ້ນພວກເຣົານີທີຈະສື້ບຕໍແລະຖ່າຍຖອດໃຫ້ລຸ້ນຕໍໄປ ຂພຈ ເຫັນວ່າມັນແມ່ນໜ້າທີຂອງທຸກຄົນ ຄົນ“ລາວ”ທີຕອ້ງພະຍາຍາມປະຕີບັດໜ້າທີອັນສຳຄັນນີຊອ່ຍກັນ ວິນຍານປູ່“ຟ້າງຸມ”ຮູ້ກໍຍັງຈໄດ້ບອກວ່າ“ດີແລ້ວລູກຫລນເອີຍ” ຂພຈ ກໍຮູສື້ກເສົ້າສະລົດໃຈທີເຫັນວ່າ:ກໍມີຫລາຍຢູ່ທີລື້ມ!(ໄຊ້)ພາສາຂຽນຂອງຕົນແລ້ວ ທີເຫັນຢູ່ນີ້ກໍຍັງສືສານກັນເປັນພາສາອືນ່ແລ້ວ ຈະຝາກຄວາມຫ້ັວງນຳລຸ້ນຕໍໄປໄດ້ບໍ່ນໍ!ທ່ານເອີຍ.
Shrimp on the Barbie lol
Hum Noy mean small balls. HEHEHE
Sabaidee 🙏
Could you at least narrate along before each person's interview ?
This Laotian guy still have current Lao flag?
IT'S A BLOODY MOON FLAG.
It's a ball FLAG.
Love...stupid thumbs
Where is Laos is it in Australia ??? Lol
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ວ່າວສຸດຍອດ ຄົນລາວເຮົາຊິໄປໃສກະເປັນຄົນລາວຂ້ອຍຢາກພິມອັງກິດແຕ່ຢ້ານມັນບໍ່ຖືກ555
ເອົາໜ່ອຍໜຶ່ງສັນນາ i think great for this vdo. Dont shy in show lao culture lol. If u dont understand i'm sorry
Get off your high horse and show some gratitude! Your parents risk their lives so you could a better life. The least you could do is respect them.
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