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| This is a must-see movie for everyone of Vietnamese heritage and anyone who's interested in Asian-American culture and history. It's won several independent film awards. I'll be skipping class to go watch it. Anyone else interested? Tickets are about $7, but it's definitely worth it since screenings are rare.
Date: Thurs, Oct. 26th
Time: 7pm
Location IMAX Theater
1800 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 936-8746
Check out the trailer on http://journeyfromthefall.com/
Inspired by actual events, Journey from the Fall follows
one family's fight for freedom in the wake of war-torn Vietnam,
communist political prison camps, and the mass exodus of boat people.
April 30th, 1975
Against
his wife's wishes, Long Nguyen chooses to stay in Vietnam and fight for
his beloved country. Knowing that his decision may separate him from
his family forever, he asks his wife, Mai, to leave their homeland for
safer shores. Together with her son and mother-in-law, Mai reluctantly
boards a tiny fishing boat bound for America and they begin a perilous
journey across the sea, with nothing but hope to keep them alive.
Meanwhile, as the city of Saigon falls
under communist rule, Long is captured and imprisoned in a series of
re-education camps. There, he endures solitary confinement and
witnesses the death of his friends, spiraling him downwards into a deep
despair. Believing his family is dead, Long's faith is revived when a
mysterious visitor brings news of their survival in the new world. In
one moment his fate becomes clear, and he sets in motion a dangerous
plan to escape and join his family in freedom.
Journey from the Fall is dedicated to the millions of boat people and survivors of the communist re-education camps. This is their story. | | |
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Lambda Phi Epsilon proudly presents Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at Scream 2006.
Let me know if you want a Pre-Sale Ticket (not only is it cheaper, the line will move faster).
Tickets
$20 Pre-Sale
$25 at Door
And as always, it's more fun if you dress up!
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| word to your mother (Earth). cheesy, yes i knowhttp://www.utexas.edu/courses/kincaid/AI/readings/AffluenzaJHM1.jpg
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articles like this make me question why I'm an Advertising major. our society is all about materialism and consumption. do i really want to promote that? consumerist societies like ours create such negative consequences to our environment.
i've been thinking for a while now that i wanna do something with my life after college that positively affects our world. something along the lines of helping others, whether it's little kids or people in a third-world country, or something that deals with helping the environment.
i'm not promising that i'll definitely do it, but i've given it serious thought. if anyone, especially those who have already graduated, has more information or knows where i can learn more about these topics, pass it my way. one organization i've been planning on researching more about is Greenpeace (there was another big organization but i can't seem to remember the name at the moment)
like i said, i've given it serious thought, but at the same time i'm worried about how i'll be able to support myself, a family, and my parents when they're old if i do choose to embark on an endeavor such as this. that's a major concern of mine. unlike a lot of people i've met, i've never had the ambition of being rich. i don't measure success in amount of dollars. however, money is necessary to fulfill certain needs in life.
who knows? maybe i'll end up a greedy, money-hungry, rich bastard who doesn't give a damn about anyone but himself one day. (or am i already one and this whole entry was to get everything to believe otherwise? well all except the rich part because i'm currently broke-phi-broke)
it could happen... we'll see where time takes me.
that's all for now faithful readers. tune in next time. same bat time, same bat channel.
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