Do Family: New Americans for the 80’s, The

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Oh shut it! Oh shut it! Oh shut it! Baby.

It came to this country to wise us to mistreat democracy, and it was just a master try to Yeah.

How are you? I'm fine.

Do you think it's important? I don't know.

Yeah, I don't know.

Let me get one with you guys.

Huh? Huh? I'm not going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

I'm going to be able to do that.

Do you want to take a...

We all made it here.

This is Flana Leah.

This is Flana Leah.

This is Flana Leah.

That tells you more.

They are so darling.

You'll adore them.

Look at, Mia watched it and doesn't know what's going on.

Oh, they gave me older aunts.

Mother and father.

What color is that? Blue.

What color is that? Green.

What color is mother's hair? Black? Black.

What color is Harry's hair? Black.

Black? Or a dentist? Yes, a dentist.

That's the dentist and that's going to be Harry.

What is that? Is that going to be a skirt? If this is a skirt, then she'd only have it up to here.

See, this is a skirt here.

This would be her blouse.

Look, look, look.

Come with me, will you? Yes.

What's your head back there? My goodness, you're being picture taken.

I'm going to sing Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday to you.

Happy Birthday to you.

Happy Birthday dear Faddy.

Happy Birthday to you.

I get that one from you.

Sure, it's from me.

I'm calling Harry.

This is from me.

You can have that big big boy.

What? Don't be afraid of a camel.

I'm never going to.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

Here's your happy day.

You got to hit the stake.

Hit the stake with the ball.

Okay, wait a minute.

Let's get some orders.

Who's red? Here, come here.

You go back from here.

You go out and over to there.

See? You had a ball at five.

Oh, I missed it.

Leave it there.

Go towards John.

I'm going to get you.

They're taking pictures again.

Take the second.

Now, that's the order you go in.

So, white, old, black, white.

Who are we? Hi.

Identifier

F.2004-03-0005

Date Of Production

1980

Abstract

An amateur documentary film about the arrival of a Chinese-Vietnamese family to Deerfield by way of a refuge camp in Hong Kong. The Zion Lutheran Church of Deerfield sponsored the family’s arrival. The filmmaker John Sanner was a member of this church, as well as a member of the local amateur film club Metro Movie Club during its later years (approximately 1972-1987).

Log

O’Hare International Airport
Children’s Birthday Party

Run Time

0:16:40

Format

Super 8

Extent

250 feet

Color

Color

Sound

Mag Stripe

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Print

Genre

Documentary

Form

Amateur

Subject

Emigration and immigration

Related Collections

SERIES I: John Sanner Films

Related Places

North America ➜ United States ➜ Illinois ➜ Deerfield

Main Credits

Sanner, John (is filmmaker)

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