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"In the late 19th and early 20th century, Chinese portrayed in North American political cartoons wore braided hair and looked shifty. The media had long manipulated the image of Chinese Americans. This episode traces the changes in the life and social status of Chinese immigrants from the Gold...

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Corporate Author: Film Ideas (Firm) (distribution company.)
Other Authors: Culkin, John M. (Narrator)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Chinese
Language Notes:In English, with some fragments in Chinese subtitled into English.
Published: Wheeling, Ill. : Film Ideas, [2015?]
Series:Overseas Chinese: North America series
Subjects:
Chinese Americans in mass media > History.
Asian Americans > Ethnic identity.
Mass media and race relations > United States.
Mass media and race relations > Canada.
Nonfiction films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
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Summary:"In the late 19th and early 20th century, Chinese portrayed in North American political cartoons wore braided hair and looked shifty. The media had long manipulated the image of Chinese Americans. This episode traces the changes in the life and social status of Chinese immigrants from the Gold Rush to present day."--Container.
Item Description:Originally produced as documentary in 2015.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound disc, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R format.
Production Credits:Animation, Pixel Workshop Production Company ; camera, Chan Kwok-hung, Cheng Wo-hing; music, Henry Lai ; editing, Wong Yiu-wai.
ISBN:9781605729336
1605729337