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Director Karen Cho is really seeking folks to interview for her new documentary about disappearing Chinatowns. She is looking to connect with potential subjects who fit into some or all of the following criteria.
1) Someone who is a resident of Chinatown (this can either be a resident of the more historic urban Chinatowns or newer “Suburban Chinatowns” in Scarborough, Markham etc. Or someone who has moved from a Spadina/downtown Chinatown to a Suburban one and can speak to the differences in the two places. (Likewise anyone doing tenant organizing in Chinatowns and connected to Chinatown residents)
2) Someone who is a recent immigrant (1st generation immigrant) and has used Chinatown as an immigrant gateway or place to first settle and integrate into Canada – Someone who sees/experiences Chinatown as an essential place that allows them to get a foot hold and sense of belonging here.
3) Someone who works as a labourer in Chinatown (hoping to connect with restaurant workers, people employed in large Dim Sum restaurants, grocery stores, garment workers or other working class people who find employment in/around Chinatown and may otherwise have language barriers to finding employment)
4) A senior living in Chinatown (or someone who regularly visits and participates in Chinatown activities and sees the neighbourhood as a socio-cultural hub or neighbourhood where they can age in place.)
5) A multi-generational family-run business or family who has a multi-generational link to Chinatown where various members of the family connect to Chinatown in different ways.
She has been filming some of the work of Tea Base and Friends of Chinatown Toronto in downtown Chinatown – they represent a sort of younger generation connecting to the neighbourhood and fighting for its preservation etc.
This is why she is also hoping to connect with Chinatown residents, seniors and people with connections to the suburban Chinatowns.
If you want to help or provide any information, please contact Karen Cho: 514-217-0888 or karencho06@gmail.com
And please share this information with your friends, family.
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A descendant of the “Low Wah Kiu”
Karen Cho is a filmmaker of mixed heritage known for her socially-engaged documentaries that explore themes of identity, immigration, and social justice.
A fifth-generation descendant of the “Low Wah Kiu” (Old Overseas Chinese) who came to Canada during the gold rush and railway years, Karen’s first film In the Shadow of Gold Mountain explored the Chinese Canadian immigration experience, the legacy of the Head Tax and Exclusion act, and examined how legislated racism in Canada affected Chinese side of her family while her European ancestors were rewarded for immigrating.
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Source From: Chinese Workers’ Network(CWN)
