Bittersweet Survival
An examination of the Southeast Asian refugee resettlement in the U.S. in which the compromises and frustrations, the scapegoating and the economic instability faced by post-Vietnam War immigrants are skillfully evoked.
• Directed by Christine Choy and J.T. Takagi. (1981, 27 mins)

Chiang Ching: A Dance Journey
Chiang Ching, who began her career as a movie star in Hong Kong, is now a choreographer with her own dance company in New York City. A Dance Journey documents her life, from her first dance classes in China to her eventual development of a personal style melding Eastern and Western dance.
• Directed by Lana Pih Jokel. (1981, 30 mins)

Return from Silence: China's Revolutionary Writers
Interviews with five of China's major literary talents are intercut with archival footage, old photographs and pre-revolutionary movies. Return from Silence explores the lives and careers of these exceptional artists, all of whom were severely affected by the Cultural Revolution but who have survived to see a restoration of their former reputations.
• Produced by Shih Chung-wen. Interviews conducted by Professor C.W. Shih. (1981, 50 mins)