KQED Education Network, The City of Oakland, The Oakland Film Office, The Oakland Museum of California, Hands On Bay Area and Bay Area Video Coalition Present:

NEW YEAR BABY By Socheata Poeuv

Born in a Thai refugee camp on Cambodian New Year, filmmaker Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. In NEW YEAR BABY, she embarks on a journey to Cambodia in search of the truth and why her family's history had been buried in secrecy for so long.

Location: Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th Street, Ste 290, Oakland

Reception 6:00 PM, Screening 6:30 PM

Q & A Featuring Socheata Poeuv, Director/Producer "NEW YEAR BABY"

Community Partners: Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership, East Bay Asian Youth Center, Streetside Productions, Cambodian Community Development Inc., Berkeley Cambodian Student Association, Serve The People, APEX Express on 94.1 KPFA

Presented By: ITVS Community Cinema, Center for Asian American Media and The Oakland Asian Cultural Center

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