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001356105 1001_ $$aChen, Amy.
001356105 24510 $$aChinatown files$$h[electronic resource] /$$cdirected by Amy Chen and Produced by Amy Chen and Ying Chan.
001356105 260__ $$aNew York, NY :$$bFilmakers Library,$$c2001.
001356105 300__ $$a1 online resource (58 min.).
001356105 4900_ $$aAmerican history in video
001356105 500__ $$aTitle from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
001356105 520__ $$aAmy Chen's acclaimed new documentary The Chinatown Files reveals the hidden story of Chinese-American men and women who were hunted down, jailed, and targeted for deportation during the Cold War hysteria of the 1950's and l960's. Their interviews are interwoven with rare home movies, photographs and archival films exploring the prejudice and xenophobia surrounding U.S.-China relations. During the McCarthy era witchhunts, the loyalties of over ten thousand American citizens of Chinese descent were questioned based on their ethnicity and alleged risk to national security. Henry Chin, a laundry worker and president of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance and the China Daily News, describes how "Chinese immigrants came to America for a better life for themselves and the loved ones they left behind in their impoverished villages." Yet for sending money home, his friends were charged by the U.S. government for trading with the enemy and his life was shattered by constant FBI surveillance and harassment. Other people featured in the film include several members of Mun Ching, the Chinese American Democratic Youth League in San Francisco who were harassed by the FBI. Several agents speak candidly of the FBI objectives in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and New York. The Chinatown Files is a cautionary tale of how nationalist paranoia can quickly lead to racially-motivated violations of civil rights and liberties. It serves as a dramatic and enduring reminder of the fragility of constitutional protections, encouraging viewers to reexamine the democratic promises of the American government and to hold all of society responsible when rights are infringed.
001356105 521__ $$aFor College; Adult audiences.
001356105 530__ $$aPreviously released as DVD.
001356105 546__ $$aChinese; English, subtitles in English.
001356105 586__ $$aHawaii International Film Festival, 2001
001356105 586__ $$aHenry Hampton Award, Council on Foundations, 2002
001356105 586__ $$aMuseum of Modern Art, New Documentary Series, 2001
001356105 586__ $$aNotable Videos for Adults, ALA 2002
001356105 586__ $$aWomen in the Director's Chair, 2001
001356105 650_0 $$aAnti-communist movements$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y20th century.
001356105 650_0 $$aChinese Americans$$xHistory.
001356105 650_0 $$aChinese$$zUnited States$$xSocial conditions.
001356105 650_0 $$aXenophobia$$zUnited States.
001356105 651_0 $$aChinatown (New York, N.Y.)$$xSocial conditions.
001356105 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xRace relations$$xHistory$$y20th century.
001356105 655_7 $$aDocumentary films.$$2lcgft
001356105 655_7 $$aNonfiction films.$$2lcgft
001356105 7001_ $$aZhan, Ying,$$cproducer.
001356105 7761_ $$cOriginal$$w(OCoLC)747798339
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