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Chinatown Rising
May 7, 2022
Co-presented by Asian American Pacific Islander of North Bay and Asian American Alliance of Marin
Award winning documentary Chinatown Rising reveals a deeply personal portrait of San Francisco’s Chinatown in transition.Activists of the 1960’s reflect on their years battling for bilingual education, tenants’ rights, and ethnic studies that would shape their community and nation. A conversation with filmmakers Harry Chuck and Josh Chuck will follow the screening.
About the Film Chinatown Rising”A deep and personal portrait of a neighborhood and the activists who helped shape it.”—San Francisco Chronicle Chinatown Rising reveals a deeply personal portrait of San Francisco’s Chinatown in transition.Activists of the 1960’s reflect on their years battling for bilingual education, tenants’ rights ,and ethnic studies that would shape their community and nation.A conversation with filmmakers Harry Chuck and Josh Chuck will follow the screening.
Chinatown Rising Trailer-https://www.chinatownrising.com/trailer
About the Filmmakers
Harry Chuck-Co-Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Former Youth Director and later Executive Director of Cameron House, Harry was an early mentor for thousands of Chinatown youth.In 1981, he earned his MA from the SF State University’s Film Arts Department where he served as a student assistant in film history. His footage for this film was shot as a student/activist and Chinatown Rising is his official return to film making.
Josh Chuck
-Co-Director, Producer
Josh grew up in San Francisco’s Chinatown and has worked in the community for over 16 years as a youth worker, filmmaker, and fundraiser. He currently directs the UPS Community Internship in San Francisco, an intensive community immersion program for UPS Upper Management, which focuses on the Chinatown, Tenderloin, and Bayview neighborhoods.Chinatown Rising is Josh’s first feature film.
More information about the film Chinatown Rising
Visit their website-https://www.chinatownrising.com
What students and educators Are saying…“I feel like just watching this for the past hour and a half, I’ve learned more about Asian American history than I have the past 15 years I’ve been in school. I’m really grateful you have made this film.”—Mary, Florida State University Student“I’ve never seen historic Asian America come alive with such visual energy. There’s nothing nostalgic about Chuck’s insider view of a Chinatown—one that belies model minority stereotypes. Chinatown Rising is appropriate for upper K-12 grades, college and all adult audiences. It explores a crucial chapter of American history that has been left out of the textbooks. If you want to understand both the conflicts and the possibilities of a changing U.S.,Asian American histories like Chinatown Rising are essential.”—Renee Tajima-Peña Series Producer, PBS’s “Asian Americans” Professor of Asian American Studies, UCLA