重阳节 Film Screening & Filmmaker Discussion - Creating a Historic Chinatown

333 Oak Street,Red Bluff CA 96080

22 October, 2023

Description

重阳节 Chongyang Festival is celebrated on October 22 (or October 23 in China) which began during Eastern Han Dynasty circa 25 AD when Henjing went through extraordinary lengths to save his community with the fragrance of chrysanthemum. Admission: Free for all to enjoy! Details: As we come to a near end of the “Creating a Historic Chinatown Alley” one-year series of events, please join us as we host, in partnership with PBS, the Far East Deep South documentary film screening and panel discussion with the filmmaker, Baldwin Chiu and Larissa Lam. To celebrate the happiness of Chongyang Festival, the Helen and Joe Chew Foundation welcomes the North State, relatives or good friends to gather “to climb mountains” and enjoy this beautiful documentary regarding a story of one Chinatown that reflects our own hometown story. Advance Tickets required. About the Film: Far East Deep South is an award-winning documentary that explores the seldom-told history of Chinese immigration during the late 1800s to mid-1900s through the eyes of Charles Chiu and his family. The film highlights not only the struggles to understand one’s own immigrant journey, but explores the shame of being an immigrant, racial dynamics, perseverance, and the added challenge of exclusionary immigration policies, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act which created a generational ripple of effect on all Chinese Americans today.