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First-time film-maker TIANA (the Americanization of the name THI THANH NGA) has made a personal documentary tracing her 1988 journey back to Vietnam, where she was born: "From Hollywood to Hanoi." Her father was the head of press relations for the South Vietnamese government, and she enjoyed a priviledged childhood. But her father moved the family to the United States just before the fall of Saigon. TIANA was raised in California from the age of three and became an actress in low-budget exploitation films. One reviewer writes about the film that TIANIA's "puckish humor and eye for incongruity are editorially lethal."

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2: TERRY PHELPS. Author, law professor and wife of Digger Phelps, former head basketball coach at Notre Dame. TERRY PHELPS has written a memoir called "The Coach's Wife" (Norton). In 1991, Digger Phelps left Notre Dame and not one Notre Dame official attended his farewell address. TERRY PHELPS says her husband was the victim of the clashing demands placed on college coaches--be an educator, but be a money maker and entertainer too. She writes about her role as the "lovely wife," as coach's wives are often called in the world of college sports. TERRY PHELPS wanted more. She earned three degrees at Notre Dame and is now a tenured professor in the law school.

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI previews a telemovie sequel called "The Birds II: Land''s End." Its predecessor is "The Birds," made by Hitchcock 31 years ago. The TV follow-up will be aired this Saturday night on the Showtime cable network.

LISE FUNDERBURG is a journalist who has written for "Mirabella" and "New York Newsday." She is bi-racial, and recently wrote a book called "Black, White, Other," (William Morrow and Company, Inc.) exploring the identities of Americans from racially mixed families. Do they consider themselves white, black, neither, or both? On the show with Funderburg are two other people whose interviews are featured in the book

Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews the new release by U2, "Zooropa," (Island Records).

Interview with FLOYD COCHRAN continued.

Professor of Psychology at Yale, EDWARD ZIGLER. He's one of the founders of the Headstart education program which began in the 60's and continues to this day. He's written a new book about the history of the program, "Headstart: The Inside Story of America's Most Successful Educational Experiment.

Writer ANNE LAMOTT teaches her son about death. She''s the author of the book, "Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son''s First Year." (Pantheon Books).

Novelist JOYCE CAROL OATES. The prolific writer has penned 23 novels, in addition to plays, poems, short stories and criticism. Her new novel is called "Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang,"(Dutton) about a group of high school girls who form a violent gang in upstate New York during the Fifties. Their mission is violence against men. OATES is a professor of humanities at Princeton University. Her previous book is the critically acclaimed "Black Water," nominated for the 1992 National Book Critics Circle Award

Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews "No Gifts from Chance (Scribners)," Shari Benstock''s new biography of writer Edith Wharton

2: JAMES GLAB is an airline industry reporter, who is a contributing editor of "Travel and Leisure," "Frequent Flyer" and "Travel Weekly." He recently co-wrote "Rapid Descent," (Simon and Schuster) that looks at how the airline deregulation law, which promised better service and lower airfares, led to chaotic airline fares and deteriorated customer service.