In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are making our award-winning 14-minute documentary, Finding Cleveland, available to watch free online until May 31st, 2020. Click here to watch.
The film is about Baldwin Chiu’s family trip to Mississippi that uncovered his lost family history and the history of the Chinese in the Mississippi Delta during segregation.
We will also host a Live Video Q&A on Thu., May 7th 3pm PST & Fri., May 8th 7pm PST with producer Baldwin Chiu, director Larissa Lam and special guest, Emily Jones, curator of Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum.
Topics discussed during Live Q&A include:
– Contributions of Chinese to MS Delta
– Relationship between Chinese & African
-American community in Jim Crow era
-Chinese Exclusion Act impact on Chiu family
-How history informs our American identity
-Preview new film, Far East Deep South
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