Mississippi: Finding Far East in the Deep South (with Larrisa Lam) | Episode 99

About this episode

Filmmaker Larissa Lam discusses how a trip to Mississippi revealed hidden family history and American history.

What happens when a California family walks into Mississippi and walks out forever changed? Filmmaker and music executive, Larissa Lam, director of the documentary Far East Deep South, joins me to share how a simple trip to visit a family grave in the Mississippi Delta unraveled a mystery decades in the making and revealed a hidden chapter of American history most of us never learned in school. Together, we trace how her father-in-law's search for the father he believed had abandoned him led ...

People in this episode

Host: Crista Cowan

Guest: Larissa Lam

Topics covered

• family history
• American history
• documentary
• personal journey
• cultural exploration

Keywords

• Mississippi
• family grave
• documentary
• Larissa Lam
• American history
• cultural exploration
• family history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Far East Deep South

Places: Mississippi, Mississippi Delta

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