Summary Phan Lam is 97 years old, and the Tang family matriarch. She is known to her family simply as Amah, the name given to a grandmother in her native Chinese dialect, Chiu Chau. From Our Mothers Tongues explores the space that exists between the family members, a space that is sometimes shared and other times divided. Over a 70 year period, they survived two civil wars, two unpredictable boat rides, unsympathetic state police, and overwhelming cultural challenges. Each family member had their own experiences and holds on to distinct memories, which inform the life they lead today. As the younger generation comes of age and have children of their own, they make choices about the languages and culture they choose to pass on or leave behind. View more details
Directed : Danielle Fairbairn
Written : Danielle Fairbairn
Stars : Phan Lam Loan Lym Dong Tang Katherine Tang
Genres : History Biography Documentary
Release date : Jan 23, 2018
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Summary Phan Lam is 97 years old, and the Tang family matriarch. She is known to her family simply as Amah, the name given to a grandmother in her native Chinese dialect, Chiu Chau. From Our Mothers Tongues explores the space that exists between the family members, a space that is sometimes shared and other times divided. Over a 70 year period, they survived two civil wars, two unpredictable boat rides, unsympathetic state police, and overwhelming cultural challenges. Each family member had their own experiences and holds on to distinct memories, which inform the life they lead today. As the younger generation comes of age and have children of their own, they make choices about the languages and culture they choose to pass on or leave behind. View more details
Genres : History Biography Documentary
Release date : Jan 23, 2018
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
