Chinese Americans

Duration: 20

Year Published: 1973

Creator: : early immigrants / Handel Film Corporation ; producer, Norman Foster.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Foster, Norman.; Mertens, Peter, 1937-; Lin, Sam Chu.; Handel Film Corporation.

Description: Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Cameraman, Peter Mertens.; Narrator, Sam Chu Lin.; Examines the history of early Chinese immigration to the United States, exploring their role in the California gold rush, the construction of the transcontinental railroad, and their later persecution and exclusion from the United States.; PFA 1612-01-5852. Color is fading slightly; otherwise good condition CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected (Helene Ridella): 2007/10/31; Poor to fair condition; heavy base scratch; color faded to red

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE