Plans

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Students at UNCSA were asked to identify topics of particular interest related to Montagnard  culture. These topics were then categorized and organized around events. Our plan is to document the events with photography, audio recording, and video recording, and assemble these assets into short documentary videos.

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I. ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY

A--Music
Dock Rmah, traditional musician and NC Heritage Award recipient, and  Kon Y, traditional percussionist
Jeo Y, contemporary musician
This is a "doing" event, to be held on the UNCSA campus, that we will document. Interested students should be prepared to participate and actively engage.

Emilee Cox
Nathaniel Hendricks
Simon Hernandez 
Teddy Holcombe
David Krawiec
Moriah Lee
Terris Roberts
Dan Woods
Joe Wooten
Amanda Yanes
Charlie Kluttz
Will Young
Ansel Hollis
Nathan Swann

B--Weaving (and visual art?)
Ngich Rahlan and Ju Nie are master weavers
http://backstrapweavers.blogspot.com/
Best access: Synchronize with schedule of weaving events. This is a "doing" event, to be held on the site of already-scheduled community events. Interested students should be prepared to do some weaving, etc.

Sarah Towery
Adam Weiner

C--Drama, Dance, Storytelling
Srin is a one-woman mini-hurricane. She teaches kids how to dance. She might warrant an invitation from UNCSA? General interest in these areas, desire to see performances, learn about history firsthand, etc.
Srin
Phillip, Sep
Rah H
Sel H
This is a "doing" event, possibly to be held on the UNCSA campus. Interested students should be prepared to do participate and actively engage.

Simon Hernandez 
Emily Leising
Jon Majors
Sam Newsome
Emily Ryall
Jake Sochaski

D--Agriculture (+ Design, Engineering)
Everybody was a farmer and knows farm practices. The more the interviewers know about farming, the more they'd get out of their interviewees
Daniel Woodham
Chram Rode
Thomas Eban
This is a "doing" event, possibly to be held at a Montagnard garden in Greensboro. Interested students should be prepared to do participate and actively engage.

Daniel Cyrus
Carissa Meagher
Joe Pistorino

E--Food, Kitchen
We will schedule in some mom-experts to show off cooking with say, another event (Music, Drama, Youth, and/or at the event featuring master Montagnard musicians)
Khin
Kwol
This is a "doing" event. Interested students should be prepared to
participate and actively engage.

Brianna Bogue
Nathaniel Hendricks
Drew Sanders
Chiara von der Goltz
Newton White
Katelin Perry  
Taylor Nikonovich

II. HISTORY

Wars: Against Japan, France, Americans and Vietnamese...Any French speakers? Again, students should do some strong background reading so they can foolow events. Otherwise, they will be lost. An alternate approach would be to ask Women (see below) their war experiences. The Vietnamese are historically portrayed as people ready to fight to assert independence from colonial powers. Within that struggle, the Montagnards have fought against Vietnamese dominance.
Students interested should be prepared to attend the Memorial Day remembrance in Asheboro.
Hjuan, Ngich Rahlan
Thomas Eban
Thomas meets with Nay Rong and a bunch of Montagnard and other indigenous peoples (Nung, Chin, Hmong) who fought with US forces. Y Buom Nie was among the soldiers who fought with American special forces.

Page 55 contains the photo of Thomas (2nd from left), who now lives on
Merritt Dr. This artifact (National Geo, Jan 1965) would be a good start for a
discussion on war. http://www.sfalx.com/h_national_geographic.htm

Page 25 of below refers to Pierre K Bruih, now a deacon at St Mary's
Catholic Church here in GSO...


James Crosbie
Ryan Edgington
Preston Jeter
David Valentine 
Zach Turner
Justin Hoover 


III. PEOPLE TODAY AND THEIR COMMUNITY

A--The Montagnard community in general, as a whole, and also their impact on our culture, not just our culture's impact on theirs
This could be an overview "talking heads" event. Y Siu Hlong, MDA ED Raleigh Bailey, CNNC Eugene Pierce

Cortney Key 
Aaron Ross
Sasha Whitaker
Jon Webb

B--Traditional Beliefs to Christian Religion
This, too, could be an overview "talking heads" event. Y Siu Hlong, MDA ED Raleigh Bailey, CNNC Eugene Pierce 
(Part 1: See Drama, Dance, Storytelling) Part 2: Christian Religion... Makes sense to go to an actual service or two. Y Hin Nie, Pastor of United Montagnard Christian Church Pierre K Bruih, deacon, St Mary's Catholic Church Jimmy Cillpam, pastor at Glenwood Friends' Montagnard ministry Broi Toploi, deacon at Rankin Baptist's Montagnard ministry (brother to Pierre) ...many other contacts This is could be a "doing" event. Interested students should prepare to attend services.

Jessica Appolinario
Heather Collins
Ciera Edwards
Angel Fant
Sam Shumway
Ethan Flowe

C--Women in Montagnard society
This would be an important first-time event consistent with other projects underway. Suggest that we facilitate with a meeting here in GSO to kick things off. This could be an especially brutal eye-opener. These and other women in their 40s and early 50s are pretty amazing. H Nier Kwol Ksa Huyen Tran's dad was an African American and her mom was Vietnamese. She was one of thousands of Amerasians to gain refugee status to come to the US. She knows both Vietnamese and Montagnard communities. We nominated her to participate in a film project so she could tell her story. See http://vimeo.com/12917620

Felicia Mani
Cydny Rodgers
Martha Sheppard

D--Youth
Suggest we combine this as a UNCSA tour Sallie wants to become a health worker Lidi Jeo Y Sel wants to go to France to learn French and study Montagnard culture Ha H wants to return to her mother's village and document life there Bet Phillip Loi wants to become a police officer in Greensboro Young folks and young adults might be interested in touring the UNCSA campus.

Kelsey Cappiello 
Miles Duffield
Travis Gilliam
Cortney Key
Ken Marshall
Mazena Puksto


E-- Language
History and issues related to language.
Betsy Renfrew

Noelle Franco

F--A Day in the Life: Greensboro and Central Highlands
Track what's going on in one 24 hour day here and abroad. Investigate how people stay in touch in the global village. This is a joint effort between UNCSA tech "experts" and Montagnard collaborators. We could suggest some willing families who would like to participate.

Cydny Rodgers
Nehemiah Spencer