A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Reel Twisty Story of the Southeast Asian and Dab Tsog

Tuesday · 1 hr 37 min · Season 1 · Episode 3 · 70.3 MBExplicit

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A Nightmare on Elm Street premiered in 1984, but for the Hmong people, the real-life terror had begun years before with the entrance of America into the Vietnam War and the CIA’s recruitment of Hmong soldiers into their “secret war.”

What began as a fight against communism is still all these years later a very real terror for an entire people – with or without the face of a nightmare spirit taking their breath while they slept.

Join us as we dive into the real-life story that inspired Wes Craven and created a 42-year legacy for New Line Cinema.

If you or someone you know is looking for resources to help a Southeast Asian facing deportation, please contact the Asian Law Caucus.

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