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Tuesday 24 April 2012

Asian American Video About Deported Cambodians Rejected by Obama's White House

By Dennis Romero 
The LA Weekly
Mon., Apr. 23 2012

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A White House contest asking people to create the best video about the Asian American experience might have been rigged. An entry about Cambodian deportees appeared to have received the most views, now more than 18,000, but a half-dozen other video makers were invited to the White House. Though "My Asian Americana" made a list of 11 finalists, it didn't make that final cut.
Here's probably why:

The deportees were sent to Cambodia, a country they barely knew, because they had criminal records, even though many had already completed sentences, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The deportations were part of an aggressive campaign to rid the United States of bad actors from abroad, particularly at a time when there have been repeated calls for secure borders.

But in the case of these Cambodians, they were children when they came to the United States, and they were essentially raised as Americans.
The video portrays testimonials by Cambodians who say they miss their homeland -- America.
It's sad. And it doesn't make the Obama administration's deportations look good, especially when the president is desperately seeking an immigration-sensitive Latino vote.
The speculation, of course, is that this is why the video didn't make the list of invitees to a White House event this month called "Champions of Change."
Even L.A. comedian Paul Kim, whose video did make the cut, tells the Times "My Asian Americana" was the best entry:
That video was the most powerful. It was the most well done. I guess it was just a controversial topic.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

they didn't make it because the video commentary was not authentic. Talking about nothing but African soul food.

Anonymous said...

Emphrase your new adopt country and be good to her [Cambodia]fallows her rules or she may kick you out to Srok Siam (Khao I dang ) wherever you were born,don't make it sound horable ok! it ain't that bad,you got your parents in America whom sent you money every month,you're better than those sent to work in Malaysia,Srok Siamee,got killed and abused no one will help them to find justice,got treated worse than an animals on the street.

Those khmers women/men deserve to be treated like human being,all you need is to learn how to respect people culture and respect /obey rules laws of your new adopted homeland.

Forget America! She did wants you anymore,you have done bad deed to her(America) ypur ancestor's land welcome you with open arms,emphrase her and follow her rules.

With your parents help support you from America you are way better off than those whose migrant workers,to me you are on vacation
in paradise right now don't have to run around hostel on the street like in America, you useto to be...(thugs life style).

Advisor to you all...