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Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond Volume 1
Season 7
Episode 2
Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond reflects the complexities of Asian American experiences: Queer filmmaker Quyên Nguyen-Le recovers and articulates the legacy of their mother's nail salon for their refugee family, and Filipino-American filmmaker Frances Rubio captures the experience of being distanced from her sick father, who has been isolated in his facility during the pandemic.
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