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American Born Confused Desi

Reel Voices • 9m 40s

Directed by Anvita Gurung • Documentary • 2018 • 9 minutes

An insider’s look at the challenging world of expectations and stereotypes surrounding second generation Indian American youth.

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american born confused desi, asian american, doc, documentary, expository, gender, immigrants, immigration, india, indian, ovid, pacific arts, shod, short, short film, stereotypes

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