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Film, Video Samko Xanamane and Kingston Xanamane interview conducted by Phanat Xanamane

Samko Xanamane and Kingston Xanamane interview conducted by Phanat Xanamane

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[ Timestamped log of interview with Samko Xanamane and Kingston Xanamane ]

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Title

  • Samko Xanamane and Kingston Xanamane interview conducted by Phanat Xanamane

Names

  • Hamdani, Badar (Recordist)
  • Xanamane, Phanat (Interviewer)
  • Xanamane, Samko (Interviewee)
  • Xanamane, Kingston (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Glenmora, Louisiana, March 31, 2022

Headings

  • -  Lao (Tai people)--Louisiana--Interviews
  • -  Lao (Tai people)--Louisiana--Rites and ceremonies
  • -  Lao (Tai people)--Louisiana--Social life and customs
  • -  Laotian Americans--Louisiana--Interviews
  • -  Laotian Americans--Louisiana--Rites and ceremonies
  • -  Laotian Americans--Louisiana--Social life and customs
  • -  Lao New Year-- Louisiana
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Moving Image
  • -  United States -- Louisiana -- Glenmora

Genre

  • Interviews
  • Ethnography
  • Moving Image

Notes

  • -  Summary: Samko Xanamane talks briefly about his own experiences of being sent to America as a teenager without knowing any English; especially coming to rural central Louisiana where he was the first encounter many Americans had had with Asian immigrants. He also explains the festival parade, why the floats are so extravagant and how the judging works.
  • -  Keywords: Lao Immigrants, Louisiana Festivals, Asian Communities, Laotian Diaspora, Southern Louisiana Culture

Medium

  • 1 moving image file (mp4): digital. 1 manuscript file (PDF): digital.

Source Collection

  • Lao Buddhist New Year Festival in Southern Louisiana : Community Collections Grant Project, 2022-2023 (AFC 2022/010)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • image
  • video
  • pdf

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Lao Buddhist New Year Festival in Southern Louisiana: Community Collections Grant Project, 2022 (AFC 2022/010), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Chicago citation style:

Hamdani, Badar, Phanat Xanamane, Samko Xanamane, and Kingston Xanamane. Samko Xanamane and Kingston Xanamane interview conducted by Phanat Xanamane. Glenmora, Louisiana, 2022. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2022010_013_mv001/.

APA citation style:

Hamdani, B., Xanamane, P., Xanamane, S. & Xanamane, K. (2022) Samko Xanamane and Kingston Xanamane interview conducted by Phanat Xanamane. Glenmora, Louisiana. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2022010_013_mv001/.

MLA citation style:

Hamdani, Badar, et al. Samko Xanamane and Kingston Xanamane interview conducted by Phanat Xanamane. Glenmora, Louisiana, 2022. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2022010_013_mv001/>.