Sa-I-Gu : from Korean women's perspectives / produced by Christine Choy, Elaine H. Kim, Dai Sil Kim-Gibson ; written and directed by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson ; co-directed by Christine Choy.

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Explores the embittering effect the Rodney King verdict and subsequent April 29, 1992 riot had on Korean American women shopkeepers who suffered more than half of the material losses in the conflict. Film underscores the shattering of their American dream while taking the media to task for playing u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Choi, Edmund (Composer)
Corporate Author: Center for Asian American Media (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Choy, Christine (Producer, Director, Cinematographer)
Kim, Elaine H. (Producer)
Kim-Gibson, Dai Sil (Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Narrator)
Stilwell, Richard (Film editor)
Language:English
Korean
Language of the Original:
English
Korean
Language and/or Writing System:
English and Korean dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: San Francisco, Calif. : Distributed by Center for Asian American Media, [2006?]
Subjects:
Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992.
Riots > California > Los Angeles.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations.
Racism > California > Los Angeles.
Victims of crimes > California > Los Angeles.
Korean Americans > Crimes against.
Korean American business enterprises > California > Los Angeles.
Korean American women > California > Los Angeles.
Korean Americans > California > Los Angeles.
African Americans > Relations with Korean Americans.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (39 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Saigu
Korean women's perspectives
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Explores the embittering effect the Rodney King verdict and subsequent April 29, 1992 riot had on Korean American women shopkeepers who suffered more than half of the material losses in the conflict. Film underscores the shattering of their American dream while taking the media to task for playing up the "Korean-Black" aspect of the rioting.
Note:Originally broadcast on PBS as part of the POV series, Sept. 1993.
"TRT: 36 minutes"--Disc label ; actual running time 39 minutes.
Videorecording.
Call Number:F869.L89 K672 2006 VideoDVD
Playing Time:00:39:00
Credits:Editor, Richard Stilwell ; cinematographer, Christine Choy ; composer, Edmund K. Choi.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R): this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives, NTSC, all regions.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator: Dai Sil Kim-Gibson.