The Resource Chinatown files, directed by Amy Chen and Produced by Amy Chen and Ying Chan, (electronic resource)
Chinatown files, directed by Amy Chen and Produced by Amy Chen and Ying Chan, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- Amy Chen's acclaimed new documentary The Chinatown Files reveals the hidden story of Chinese-American men and women who were hunted down, jailed, and targeted for deportation during the Cold War hysteria of the 1950's and l960's. Their interviews are interwoven with rare home movies, photographs and archival films exploring the prejudice and xenophobia surrounding U.S.-China relations. During the McCarthy era witchhunts, the loyalties of over ten thousand American citizens of Chinese descent were questioned based on their ethnicity and alleged risk to national security. Henry Chin, a laundry worker and president of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance and the China Daily News, describes how "Chinese immigrants came to America for a better life for themselves and the loved ones they left behind in their impoverished villages." Yet for sending money home, his friends were charged by the U.S. government for trading with the enemy and his life was shattered by constant FBI surveillance and harassment. Other people featured in the film include several members of Mun Ching, the Chinese American Democratic Youth League in San Francisco who were harassed by the FBI. Several agents speak candidly of the FBI objectives in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and New York. The Chinatown Files is a cautionary tale of how nationalist paranoia can quickly lead to racially-motivated violations of civil rights and liberties. It serves as a dramatic and enduring reminder of the fragility of constitutional protections, encouraging viewers to reexamine the democratic promises of the American government and to hold all of society responsible when rights are infringed
- Extent
- 1 online resource (58 min.).
- Note
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Label
- Chinatown files
- Title
- Chinatown files
- Statement of responsibility
- directed by Amy Chen and Produced by Amy Chen and Ying Chan
- Subject
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- Nonfiction films
- Xenophobia -- United States
- Chinese -- United States -- Social conditions
- Documentary films
- Chinese Americans -- History
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century
- Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Chinatown (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions
- Summary
- Amy Chen's acclaimed new documentary The Chinatown Files reveals the hidden story of Chinese-American men and women who were hunted down, jailed, and targeted for deportation during the Cold War hysteria of the 1950's and l960's. Their interviews are interwoven with rare home movies, photographs and archival films exploring the prejudice and xenophobia surrounding U.S.-China relations. During the McCarthy era witchhunts, the loyalties of over ten thousand American citizens of Chinese descent were questioned based on their ethnicity and alleged risk to national security. Henry Chin, a laundry worker and president of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance and the China Daily News, describes how "Chinese immigrants came to America for a better life for themselves and the loved ones they left behind in their impoverished villages." Yet for sending money home, his friends were charged by the U.S. government for trading with the enemy and his life was shattered by constant FBI surveillance and harassment. Other people featured in the film include several members of Mun Ching, the Chinese American Democratic Youth League in San Francisco who were harassed by the FBI. Several agents speak candidly of the FBI objectives in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and New York. The Chinatown Files is a cautionary tale of how nationalist paranoia can quickly lead to racially-motivated violations of civil rights and liberties. It serves as a dramatic and enduring reminder of the fragility of constitutional protections, encouraging viewers to reexamine the democratic promises of the American government and to hold all of society responsible when rights are infringed
- Additional physical form
- Previously released as DVD.
- Awards note
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- Hawaii International Film Festival, 2001
- Henry Hampton Award, Council on Foundations, 2002
- Museum of Modern Art, New Documentary Series, 2001
- Notable Videos for Adults, ALA 2002
- Women in the Director's Chair, 2001
- Cataloging source
- VaAlASP
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Chen, Amy
- Intended audience
- For College; Adult audiences
- Language note
- Chinese; English, subtitles in English
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Zhan, Ying
- Runtime
- 58
- Series statement
- American history in video
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Anti-communist movements
- Chinese Americans
- Chinese
- Xenophobia
- Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)
- United States
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- unknown
- Label
- Chinatown files, directed by Amy Chen and Produced by Amy Chen and Ying Chan, (electronic resource)
- Note
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Control code
- ASP1650433/ahiv
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (58 min.).
- Form of item
- electronic
- Medium for sound
- other
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
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- remote
- other
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) a199005
- (OCoLC)780745357
- Video recording format
- other
- Label
- Chinatown files, directed by Amy Chen and Produced by Amy Chen and Ying Chan, (electronic resource)
- Note
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Control code
- ASP1650433/ahiv
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (58 min.).
- Form of item
- electronic
- Medium for sound
- other
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- other
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) a199005
- (OCoLC)780745357
- Video recording format
- other
Subject
- Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Chinatown (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions
- Chinese -- United States -- Social conditions
- Chinese Americans -- History
- Documentary films
- Nonfiction films
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century
- Xenophobia -- United States
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