Chinatown files / Second Decade Films presents a documentary by Amy Chen ; director, Amy Chen ; producers, Ying Chan, Amy Chen ; writers, Andrea Weiss, Martin Toub.
"The Chinatown Files is the first video documentary to explore the legacy of McCarthyism on the Chinese American community. For the first time, seven men and women speak out on how they and their friends were investigated and persecuted by government agents during the McCarthy witch-hunts of the fif...
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| Language: | English Chinese |
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In English and Chinese with English subtitles. |
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New York, N.Y. :
Filmakers Library, Inc.,
[©2005?]
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Community's civil rights under attack. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
"The Chinatown Files is the first video documentary to explore the legacy of McCarthyism on the Chinese American community. For the first time, seven men and women speak out on how they and their friends were investigated and persecuted by government agents during the McCarthy witch-hunts of the fifties. At the height of the hysteria, thousands of Chinese immigrants and American citizens of Chinese descent were investigated because of their ethnicity and alleged risk to national security. As China remains an enigma to many Americans, the prejudice and jingoism that traumatized the lives of Chinese Americas for decades has rarely been examined."--www.chinatownfiles.org. |
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| Note: | Title from disc. Originally released on videocassette in 2001. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | E184.C5 C44 2005 VideoDVD |
| Credits: | Directors of cinematography, Emiko Omori, Herman Lew ; editors, Martin Toub, Peter Gonzalez ; original music, Woody Pak. |
| System Details: | DVD. |
| Participant or Performer: |
Narrator, Amy Hill. |
| Cast: |
Michael Chin. |