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Eight pound livelihood

Title
Eight pound livelihood [videorecording] / Barbara T. Kerr, Yuet-fung Ho; a co-production of WNYC-TV and the New York Chinatown History Project.
Publication
New York : New York Chinatown History Project, 1984.

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Additional Authors
  • Kerr, Barbara T.
  • Ho, Yuet-Fung.
  • New York Chinatown History Project.
Description
1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Six individuals, representing first and second generation Chinese Americans, describe their experiences working and living in laundries. Subject to social hostility and the discriminatory policies of the U.S. government, many Asian immigrants were forced to labor in laundries under deplorable conditions because they were banned from other jobs. The stories of laundry workers and their families are highlighted by family snapshots, rare photographs, prose and music. Blending history and art, this documentary chronicles the legacies of this American immigrant group.
Subject
  • Chinese Americans
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Labor movement > United States
  • Working class > United States
  • Laundry workers
  • Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)
Note
  • Telecast on the program Silk Screen, hosted by Robert Ito.
Credits (note)
  • Director, Barbara T. Kerr.
Title
Eight pound livelihood [videorecording] / Barbara T. Kerr, Yuet-fung Ho; a co-production of WNYC-TV and the New York Chinatown History Project.
Imprint
New York : New York Chinatown History Project, 1984.
Credits
Director, Barbara T. Kerr.
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Added Author
Kerr, Barbara T.
Ho, Yuet-Fung.
New York Chinatown History Project.
Branch Call Number
VTH 538 E
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