Chinese-Americans : living in two worlds
- Date
1999
- Summary
-
A documentary about Ella, a young Chinese American woman, her siblings, and her parents. Ella is debating whether to begin her career after college in Manhattan or in Hong Kong. Ella discusses how she feels "too American to be Chinese and too Chinese to be an American." Follows Ella as she visits Hong Kong. Filmed in cinema verité style. Originally broadcast on the television program Nightline on July 15, 1999.
- Publishers
ABC News; Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
- Genre
Documentary television programs
- Subjects
North American Culture; American Culture; Asian Culture; Chinese Culture; Personal and Family Lives; China; American Culture, History; Chinese American women -- Ethnic identity; Chinese American women -- Cultural assimilation; Chinese Americans -- Ethnic identity; Chinese Americans -- Cultural assimilation; Chinese American families -- New York (State) -- New York; Emigration and immigration -- Psychological aspects; China -- Emigration and immigration; New York (State) -- Emigration and immigration
- Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey; Princeton
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
21 minutes; color
- Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090341; Fedora 2 PID: umd:2127; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/1180; Catalog Key: alephsys003125276; OCLC: ocm55089952
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: collection staff, users in specific IP Ranges.