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This collection contains 40 U-Matic tapes and 4 VHS tapes related to the video "Other Faces, Other Lives: Asian Americans in Idaho." This video and project was sponsored by the Palouse Asian American Association of Moscow/Pullman with the assistance of a grant from the Ethnic Heritage Committee of the Idaho Centennial Commission. Lily Wai was the project administrator of the project. The project also included involvement from Jeff Mio, Loreca Stauber, and Joann Muneta. Eight Asian-American families (specifically Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino) were interviewed and asked how they or their families came to Idaho. They were also asked about their experiences living in Idaho – whether they faced discrimination or prejudice, how they raised their children in the environment, any changes they have seen regarding Asians in Idaho, and how they felt about intermarriages. Other interview topics included maintaining their native cultural heritage practices and identity, and if there were any benefits of living in Idaho as an Asian American.

Beyond the U-Matic and VHS tapes, this collection includes many paper records from the project, such as interviewee release forms, correspondence with the production company, financial documents, press release statements, and other general correspondence.

This collection also contains other materials related to Wai's work on the Idaho Centennial Commission's Ethnic Heritage Committee, the University of Idaho's Borah Foundation Committee, her work in the University of Idaho's Master of Library Science graduate program, and her work as a University of Idaho Librarian.