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Reel Twisty: Setting Stories Straight

Tasha

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 3

Investigating the real tales that "based on true stories" are about.

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18/07/2026
#69
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17/07/2026
#50

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A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Reel Twisty Story of the Southeast Asian and Dab Tsog

Season 1 · Episode 3

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 • Duration 01:37:33

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A Nightmare on Elm Street premiered in 1984, but for the Hmong people, the real-life terror had begun years before with the entrance of America into the Vietnam War and the CIA’s recruitment of Hmong soldiers into their “secret war.”

What began as a fight against communism is still all these years later a very real terror for an entire people – with or without the face of a nightmare spirit taking their breath while they slept.

Join us as we dive into the real-life story that inspired Wes Craven and created a 42-year legacy for New Line Cinema.

If you or someone you know is looking for resources to help a Southeast Asian facing deportation, please contact the Asian Law Caucus.

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Crack epidemic in the United States | Law | Research Starters | EBSCO Research

Cocaine: Drug Epidemic of the ‘80’s | Springer Nature Link

Crack epidemic | US History, Causes & Effects | Britannica

The Contras, Cocaine, and U.S. Covert Operations