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My Borrowed Name is a film about reclaiming your identity. Soonhwa Huang immigrated from Laos with his family with a different last name. They took the last name of their friend who worked in the government to help them go through the process faster. Once they were all in the United States and became national citizens, they were finally able to change their last name back to Huang. This film centers around Kelly Huang and how she grew up not feeling fully Lao or Chinese. She will uncover how your last name ties you to who you are and how language is important to connecting you to your culture and heritage.

Kelly Huang is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individual grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

The Sead Project Podcast | MAFN Talk | Bling in Laos, Broke in MN ft. Kelly Huang https://open.spotify.com/episode/2n8IrBFuvvAHCC5o3Oj8Pa?si=451e1eb91215436d

The Saint Paul Neighborhood Network Podcast | https://open.spotify.com/episode/5IpJAjBx5dDI36ckEYIwaF?si=83f9805a583c4797