Silent Sacrifices

I have been looking for a documentary entitled Silent Sacrifices. Silent Sacrifices is a twenty-five minute documentary and accompanying informational/educational guide for use by both professionals and Filipino American families. The video introduces experiences of cultural conflict between Filipino immigrants and their American-born children, addressing issues of ethnic identity and opposing Filipino and American values.

At a previous Filipino American Youth Leadership Conference (FAYLC), we screened Silent Sacrifices and opened up a dialogue between students and parents. It was a fruitful discussion, one where my own relationship with my mother was enhanced as well.

The FAYLC theme that year was "Connecting the Real and the Ideal." The theme addressed the realities of the Filipino and American realities and the ideals of Filipino and American culture. It was appropriate then, and it is appropriate now.