Vanishing Chinatown The World of the May's Photo Studio |
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| Produced by:
| Tanji, Lydia
Wong, Wylie |
| Directed By:
| Omori, Emiko |
| Editor (film or video):
| Omori, Emiko |
| Executive Producer:
| yamada, gayle k. |
| Photographer:
| Chin, Michael |
| Consultant Editor:
| Slick, Wendy |
| Presented by:
| Ephemera Pictures, |
| ISBN: | 978-0-578-74754-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2020 |
| Publisher: | Ephemera Pictures
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| Book Format: | DVD video |
| List Price: | USD $19.95USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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The May's Photo Studio captured dreams and life in San Francisco Chinatown creating family portraits in spite of family separations due to the Chinese Exclusion Act. Granddaughter Corinne Chan Takayama shares memories, as the photographs reveal a rich culture of family, community, and Cantonese opera of the old, "vanishing" Chinatown.
The May's Photo Studio captured dreams and life in San Francisco Chinatown creating family portraits in spite of family separations due to the Chinese Exclusion Act. Granddaughter Corinne Chan Takayama shares memories, as the photographs reveal a rich culture of family, community, and Cantonese opera of the old, "vanishing" Chinatown.