Home from the eastern sea / the story of Asian Pacific Americans in Washington State / produced by Paper Crane Productions in association with KCTS-9 ; produced and directed by Lucy Ostrander and Elizabeth Clark.

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• Ostrander, Lucy, producer, director.
• Clark, Elizabeth, producer, director.
• Shigeta, James, narrator.
• Paper Crane Productions, producer.
• KCTS (Television station : Seattle, Wash.), producer.
• Filmakers Library, inc., distributor.
• Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Asian Americans--Washington (State).
• Asian Americans.
• Race relations.
• History.
• Racism.
• Minorities.
• Washington (State).
• Minorities--Washington (State)--History.
• Racism--Washington (State)--History.
• Washington (State)--History--1889-.
• Washington (State)--Race relations--History.

Genre:

• Documentary films.
• Video recordings.

Physical Description:

• 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white segments ; 1/2 in.
• 1/2 in.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, [1995]

System Details:

• VHS.
• analog
• magnetic
• VHS

Summary:

The personal stories of three pivotal Asian-American groups--Chinese-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and Filipino-Americans becoming Americans without sacrificing their old-world heritage. Focusing on representative families, this documentary provides the perspective of history and culture through interviews with scholars and community activists. Recalls Asian immigrant experiences and encounters with prejudice.

Participant:

Narrator, James Shigeta.

Credits:

Director of photography, Emiko Omori ; writer, Elizabeth Clark ; editor, Emiko Omori ; music, Deems Tsutakawa, Paul Anderson.

Notes:

• Documentary.
• Originally produced in 1989.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

OCLC:

27762675

Online:

The Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund Home Page