Overseas Chinese : Southeast Asia /

"Wherever there is seawater, there are Chinese." The Chinese have a long history of emigration, some for business, some for making a living, some for political reasons. Today, most Chinese who have emigrated from China live in Southeast Asia. Chinese emigration in this area peaked from th...

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Corporate Author:	Film Ideas (Firm)
Other Authors:	Ching, Nancy, Chan, Bertha, Whelan, Phil
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Chinese
Language Notes:	In English and Chinese with English subtitles.
Published:	Wheeling, IL : Film Ideas, [2014]
Edition:	English version.
Subjects:	China > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century. Foreign workers, Chinese > Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century. Documentary films. Nonfiction films.

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Summary:	"Wherever there is seawater, there are Chinese." The Chinese have a long history of emigration, some for business, some for making a living, some for political reasons. Today, most Chinese who have emigrated from China live in Southeast Asia. Chinese emigration in this area peaked from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth-century. Their decision to stay in a foreign land and their heart-wrenching stories are closely linked to Chinese history.
Item Description:	Videorecording.
Physical Description:	5 videodiscs (approximately 52 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R.
Production Credits:	Camera, Yip Siu-ki ... [et al.] ; editing, Mak Tsz-tat ; music, Henry Lai.
ISBN:	9781605728032 (disc 1) 1605728039 (disc 1) 9781605728049 (disc 2) 1605728047 (disc 2) 9781605728056 (disc 3) 1605728055 (disc 3) 9781605728063 (disc 4) 1605728063 (disc 4) 9781605728070 (disc 5) 1605728071 (disc 5)