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Title:

Sewing woman [videorecording] / A film by Arthur Dong ; written by Lorraine Dong ; produced and directed by Arthur Dong.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

Educational, institutional ed.

Publisher:

DeepFocus Productions,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

1 videodisc (14 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide ([8] p. : ill.)

Subject:

Dong, Zem Ping.
Clothing workers--United States--Biography.
Chinese--United States.
Women textile workers--United States.
Women employees--Biography.
Chinese Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.
Emigration and immigration law--United States.
Biographical films.
Short films.
Documentary films.

Other Authors:

Dong, Arthur E.
Dong, Lorraine.
Lu, Lisa.
Lee, Mary Jane.
San Francisco State University. Dept. of Cinema.
Deep Focus Productions.

Notes:

Interviewer, Judy Yung, sewing woman's voice (English), Lisa Lu (narrator) ; sewing woman's voice (Chinese), Mary Jane Lee. PPR; includes public performance rights for non-commercial, educational, in-house use only. Study and discussion guide for "Sewing woman" inserted in container prepared by Arthur Dong; with contributions by Lorraine Dong, Marlon K. Hom, Mary Ruthsdotter.

Summary:

This program tells the story of one woman's determination to leave war-torn China for a new life in America. The film is based on a collection of oral histories and the life of Zem Ping Dong, an immigrant who worked in America's garment factories for over 30 years.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)713023857

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)