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The Chiney Shop : 1930-1974 / Ms. Chin Produtions ; a film by Jeanette Kong ; produced and directed by Jeanette Kong.
Penn Museum Library DVD F1896.C5 C54 2011
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese--Jamaica--Social life and customs.
- Chinese.
- Chinese--Cultural assimilation--Jamaica.
- Grocers--Jamaica.
- Grocers.
- Grocery trade--Jamaica.
- Grocery trade.
- Stores, Retail--Jamaica.
- Stores, Retail.
- Minority business enterprises--Jamaica.
- Minority business enterprises.
- Chinese--Cultural assimilation.
- Manners and customs.
- Jamaica--History--To 1962.
- Jamaica.
- History.
- Jamaica--History--1962-.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Short films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- [Widescreen presentation].
- Place of Publication:
- [Toronto, Canada] : Ms. Chin Productions ; [Brooklyn, NY] : distributed by Kunaki, LLC, [2011]
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, all regions.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- all regions
- Summary:
- "In Jamaica, from the 1930s to the early 1970s, the ubiquitous Chinese-owned groceries were located on many busy street corners in downtown Kingston to remote towns in every parish. This documentary explores the compex relationship and social interaction between the Chinese shopkeepers and their Jamaican customers. Although the Chinese were an insular group, 'The Chiney Shop' explores the myriad ways in which this ethnic minority contributed to Jamaican society. Drawing from interviews by members of the Jamaican-Chinese community in Canada and prominent Jamaican-Canadians and using archival footage and photos, the film attempts to illustrate the deeply-rooted connection between Chinese shopkeepers and Jamaicans not usually portrayed in mainstream media."--Container.
- Participant:
- Featuring: Ray Chen, Alvin Curling, Joyce Gladwell, Norman Hew-Shue, Patrick Lee, Olive Senior, and Carol Wong.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Jane Mitchinson-Schwartz; editor, Sabrina Duncan; story editor, Linda Dunlop; music, Richard Best.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture prodcued in 2011.
- Aspect ratio varies; chiefly 16:9.
- OCLC:
- 806201236
- Publisher Number:
- 885007292333
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