Documentary | DVD | Closed Captioning
Director: Sapana Sakya
Ethnicity: Filipino
Subjects: Identity, Men, New Immigrants and Refugees (Past & Present), Personal Stories
Grade Levels: High school & up
This film is part of the collection: Searching for Asian America.
Martin Bautista and Jeffrey Lim are Filipino immigrant doctors who practice in the predominantly Caucasian, hog-farming American heartland of Guymon, Oklahoma. Tempered by both pride in their heritage and the pressure to assimilate, their daily lives brim with the challenges and rewards of being pioneers on a new frontier.
Other Films in the Collection
Angry Little Asian Girl [see Searching for Asian America]The Governor [see Searching for Asian America]