@article{1356083,
      recid = {1356083},
      author = {Kwan, Paul. and Iger, Arnold. and Lundahl, Paul.},
      title = {Anatomy of a springroll [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (57 min.).},
      year = {1994},
      note = {Originally released as DVD.},
      abstract = {"Food is everyone s first language," says Paul Kwan, the  Vietnamese-born immigrant who fashioned this film out of  the rich sensory memories of his childhood. He tells his  story of finding a new life in America while maintaining  his cultural connection through cooking, eating and sharing  the rich and varied food of his native land. This dazzling  film is a gigantic stirfry of savory images - Paul and his  mother cooking in his San Francisco kitchen, street vendors  simmering their soups, bustling markets piled with peppers,  cilantro, and chilis. In America, cooking is often a  solitary experience, but in Vietnam it is a family affair,  with everyone cutting, chopping, and stirring while  chattering. An undercurrent of longing for the motherland  runs through this nostalgic film. The death of his father  in Vietnam is the occasion for his visit to Saigon. Now at  last memory and reality are reconciled, and he is ready to  return to his adoptive country. This film is the first in a  trilogy, with Pins and Noodles and Wok in Progress.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1356083},
}