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Title Far East, deep South / Giant Flashlight Media ; directed and written by Larissa Lam ; produced by Baldwin Chiu, Larissa Lam
Published [Newburgh, New York] : New Day Films, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 76 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Summary A Chinese-American family's search for their roots leads them to the Mississippi Delta, where they stumble upon surprising family revelations and uncover the racially complex history of the Chinese in the segregated South. FAR EAST DEEP SOUTH presents a personal and eye-opening perspective on race, immigration, and American identity. It sheds light on the history of Chinese immigrants living in the American South during the late 1800s to mid-1900s through the emotional journey of Charles Chiu and his family as they travel from California to Mississippi to find answers about his father, K.C. Lou. Along the way, they meet a diverse group of local residents and historians who help them discover how deep their roots run in America. The film also explores the interconnected relationship between the Black and Chinese communities in the Jim Crow era and the generational impact of discriminatory immigration policies, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act
Notes Originally released as a motion picture in 2020
This version distributed and produced by New Day Films
Credits Music by Nathan Wang, Epson Wu ; edited by Dwight Buhler
Performer Featuring Baldwin Chiu, Charles Chiu, Edwin Chiu, Dr. Gordon Chang, Dr. Jane Hong
Notes In English with English subtitles for some dialogue; closed-captioned in English, Spanish and Chinese
CAAMFest, Best Documentary, 2020
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, Audience Award - Feature Documentary, 2020
Coronado Island Film Festival, Audience Award - Documentary Feature, 2021
Coronado Island Film Festival, Female Filmmaker Award - Mary Pickford Award for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking, 2021
Oxford Film Festival, Mississippi, Jury Award - Best Documentary, 2021
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival , Audience Award - Documentary, 2020
Seattle Asian American Film Festival, Jury Award - Best Documentary, 2021
Women Texas Film Festival, WTxFF Best Feature Film, 2020
Online resource; title from title screen (Kanopy, viewed October 22, 2022)
Subject United States. Chinese Exclusion Act.
Chinese Americans -- Southern States
Chinese Americans -- Ethnic identity
Chinese Americans -- United States -- History
Chinese -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States
Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
Chinese
Chinese Americans
Chinese Americans -- Ethnic identity
Discrimination -- Law and legislation
Race relations
SUBJECT United States -- Race relations -- History
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 19th century
Subject Southern States
United States
Genre/Form documentary film.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Feature films
Documentary films
History
Internet videos
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Internet videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Form Streaming video
Author Lam, Larissa, film director, film producer.
Chiu, Baldwin, on-screen participant, film producer
Chiu, Charles, on-screen participant
Chiu, Edwin, on-screen participant
Chang, Gordon H., on-screen participant.
Hong, Jane H., on-screen participant.
Wang, Nathan, composer (expression)
Wu, Epson, composer (expression)
Buhler, Dwight, editor of moving image work
Giant Flashlight Media, production company
New Day Films, publisher.
Other Titles Title from Kanopy website: Far East, deep South : Discover the past you never knew