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Mile-high hair. Synthesized music. Underground parties.

 

 

 

 

The Vietnamese new wave scene of 1980s California was the catalyst to healing a generation of refugees in cultural limbo.

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Mile-high hair. Synthesized music. Underground parties. Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of rebellious punks in the chaotic world of 80s Vietnamese new wave until she rediscovered a hidden past.

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"My favorite Tribeca music documentary was a homespun affair: Elizabeth Ai’s ‘New Wave,’ a soft scream of a film about ’80s Vietnamese diaspora culture and style."

NATALIA WINKELMAN, THE NEW YORK TIMES

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CALGARY, CAN
WINCHESTER, VA
MILWAUKEE, WI
LONDON, UK
SEATTLE, WA

LOS ANGELES, CA
NEW YORK, NY
BUFFALO, NY
SANTA ANA, CA
GARDEN GROVE, CA

MINNEAPOLIS, MN
PORTSMOUTH, NH
BOSTON, MA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
SAN DIEGO, CA

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New Wave: Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora celebrates the rebellion, reinvention, and rebirth of joy in this young generation in cultural limbo. Featuring essays from prominent Vietnamese scholars, critics, and stars, New Wave explores how music, fashion, and rebellion can be a force for healing. New Wave is a love letter to the first generation of Vietnamese punks and rebels who came of age in the 1980s.
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