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American Masters: Hollywood Chinese
May 21, 2009
Ty Burr film critic, Boston Globe
Peter Kiang chair, Asian studies, UMASS Boston [homepage]
Albert M. Chan actor
Jared Bowen reporter, Greater Boston [homepage]

Ty Burr, film critic for The Boston Globe; Albert M. Chan, film and television actor; and Dr. Peter Kiang, director of Asian American studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, discuss American Masters: Hollywood Chinese, a look at Chinese Americans in American cinema from silent film to the present day.

This discussion is made possible by the generous donation of WGBH Overseer Bernard Chiu. The event is presented in partnership with the Asian American Resource Workshop and the Asian Community Development Corporation.

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