Film: The Saeyang Family

This film was about the struggles political refugees have to go through when they immigrate to this country. The Saeyang family immigrated from the Thai-Lao border near the city of Nan in Northeastern Thailand. They were part of a community named Mien. The Mien had not been westernize so their culture was kept intact until the time of the cold war when Frenchs and Americans made attacks in their territory. The family was them put into a camp where they were sponsor by an Amish family in Kansas. That was the moment they immigrated to this country and all their sufferings started. The cultural shock they experienced arriving to this country was crucial to their story. They had never been exposed to this westernize culture, therefore it was very difficult for them to adapt and try to fit in. The language barrier was very significant and it really affected their life in a negative way. Their lost of identity due to the fact that they had to leave
I'm also an immigrant so I can relate to some of the struggles the Saeyang family had to go through. However, due to the fact that my original culture is so expose to the western culture I did not have such a big cultural shock as they did. Coming to this country for me was one of the biggest hardships I have had to experience in my life. I'm surrounded by my family who has all immigrated to this country and seen how hard it is to adapt and succeed but I have never thought about having such cultural shock you feel lost and everything is completely new to you. I never consider the story about this individuals who have had it worse than me. I resented many cultures because I consider my culture and race to have it the worse in this country when in reality there are people who go through so much more. It was a life lesson this movie taught me, you have to be thankful of what you have because you don't know what others have gone