Lulu Men

Andy Hsieh

Bobby Wang

Chai Yuen Li (Mrs. Lee)

David Cheng

Dilip D'Souza

Effa Ma (late)

Jenny Hsieh

Joy Ma

Meijiao Chou

Michael Cheng

Moses Cheng

Patsy Cheng

Peter Cheng

Sheng Lin

Steven Lee

William Ma

Yeeva Cheng

Yin Marsh

Jiashun Lee

Ruida Han

Hemal Trivedi

Hsi Cheng

Yiqian Zhang

Yunchang Zhang

Neela D'Souza

Lucas Smith

Oxana Onipko

Masami Kiyono

VOICES OF DEOLI is a feature-length documentary that delves into the complexities and often upheaval of immigration through the lens of a small yet resilient community in the U.S. and Canada. This community shares a profound bond: they are survivors of the Deoli Internment Camp in Rajasthan, where they were imprisoned for up to five years following the brief Sino-Indian War in 1962. The internment of thousands, forgotten to the world is an important story for our times as regional conflicts escalate and global migration increases. Their experience highlights the vulnerabilities of displaced communities caught in the crossfire of geopolitical conflict.

Film Advisory Content: Emotional Pain, Grief

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Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Lulu Men (director/producer/editor) A New York-based artist and filmmaker, originally from China and Singapore. With a foundation in fine arts, she holds an MFA in Film from the School of Visual Arts and an MA in Media Management from The New School. Her debut feature documentary, VOICES OF DEOLI, recently world premiered at LAAPFF. She also contributed as one of the producers on the Academy Award-winning AMERICAN FACTORY. Her work has been showcased at international film festivals and educational institutions. A proud member of BGDM, A-Doc, and Film Fatales, she is deeply committed to storytelling that drives change.

Lulu Men, Director/Producer

grew up in India and has lived in Kolkata and New Delhi. She attended Lady Shri Ram College and graduate school at the New School. She recently published the book The Deoliwallahs: The True Story of the 1962 Chinese-Indian Incarceration. Joy was one of a handful of children born in the Deoli internment camp in Rajasthan. Her connection to the community in the US and Canada taps into the rich narratives of the group.

Joy Ma, Executive Producer/Archival Consultant

Yeeva Cheng is passionate about grassroots education and community-centered storytelling. The daughter of one of the survivors featured in Voices of Deoli, she has been actively involved with the internment camp survivor community (AIDCI) since 2011, through advocacy, community archiving, and healing-centered conversations. With an academic background in Anthropology (Davidson College ’15) and International Education Policy (Harvard Graduate School of Education ’21), she is deeply invested in the ways media, emotion, and dialogue shape how people learn, heal, and grow.

Yeeva Cheng, Impact Producer

Voices of Deoli