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Bamboo, Lions and Dragons
Bamboo, Lions and Dragons
1981, director: Richard Patton
Film (26:27)
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> Chinese Canadians | Families | Racism | Labour exploitation | Family businesses | Economic development | Leadership | Voting | Professional training | Immigration | Work | Neighbourhood life | Social integration | Vancouver | British Columbia | Identity | Asian Canadians
Two families, the Changs and the Lims, tell the story of the Chinese community in Vancouver from widely different perspectives. Chang Yun Ho arrived in Canada in 1908. His generation never integrated into the Canadian mainstream, partly because of the passage of the Asiatic Exclusion Act that fostered racism. By contrast, Liz and Herb Lim were born in Canada and grew up in Chinatown. They now live in the suburbs, totally acculturated to Canadian ways.
Two families, the Changs and the Lims, tell the story of the Chinese community in Vancouver from widely different perspectives. Chang Yun Ho arrived in Canada in 1908. His generation never integrated into the Canadian mainstream, partly because of the passage of the Asiatic Exclusion Act that fostered racism. By contrast, Liz and Herb Lim were born in Canada and grew up in Chinatown. They now live in the suburbs, totally acculturated to Canadian ways.