American Experience Online's Daughter from Danang is the companion Web site to the Academy Award-nominated documentary, premiering April 7  at 9pm EST on PBS. (check your local listings)  The site's URL is http://www.pbs.org/amex/daughter/
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“Daughter from Danang” tells the dramatic story of Heidi Bub, one of these children, and her Vietnamese mother, who are joyously reunited after 22 years – but whose illusions are quickly shattered as the reality of cultural differences and years of separation sets in.

Web site highlights include:
See Pulaski, Tennessee and Danang, Vietnam through Heidi’s eyes, and find out how family, religion and daily life compare in her two hometowns.

Examine photographs of post-war Vietnam and see the impact of war: houses built with bomb casings, landscapes destroyed by Agent Orange and more.

Meet filmmakers Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco, and learn more about their trip to Vietnam, Heidi’s reaction to the film, and the challenges of filming intimate family scenes.

Browse a gallery of Gary Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” comic strips from 1975 featuring Kim Rosenthal, a fictional Babylift adoptee.

Read journalist Andrew Lam’s thoughts on Vietnam and America, including his own experience as a Vietnamese refugee.

Find organizations and resources for adopted children and their families.

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