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When a Stand-Up Comic Picked Up a Camera — One Việt Kiều's Search for Roots

[When a Stand-Up Comic Picked Up a Camera — One Việt Kiều's Search for Roots] In 2017, Fred Le did something his family couldn't understand: he moved to Vietnam. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he was the child of refugees who fled

Vietnam

When a Stand-Up Comic Picked Up a Camera — One Việt Kiều's Search for Roots

Fred Le grew up in the Bay Area to refugee parents. In 2017, he moved to Vietnam with one question -- why wouldn't his mother go back? His documentary follows 20-plus Viet Kieu seeking answers.