From spikes to spindles /
This raw, gutsy portrait of New York's Chinatown captures the early days of an emerging consciousness in the community. We see a Chinatown rarely depicted, a vibrant community whose young and old join forces to protest police brutality and hostile real estate developers. With bold strokes, it p...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English Chinese |
| Language Notes: | In English and Chinese with English and Chinese subtitles. |
| Published: |
[New York, NY :
Third World Newsreel,
1976]
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | This raw, gutsy portrait of New York's Chinatown captures the early days of an emerging consciousness in the community. We see a Chinatown rarely depicted, a vibrant community whose young and old join forces to protest police brutality and hostile real estate developers. With bold strokes, it paints an overview of the community and its history, from the early laborers driving spikes into the transcontinental railroad to the garment workers of today. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced in 1976. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (46 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences |
| Playing Time: | 00:45:33 |
| Production Credits: | Directed by Christine Choy ; cinematography by Larry Bullard ; editing, Allan Siegel. |