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Vanishing Chinatown: The World of the May's Photo

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At a time of public outrage over anti-Asian hate crimes, this new documentary shines a light on everyday life in San Francisco's Chinatown a century ago. Hundreds of photographs, serendipitously rescued from a Chinatown dumpster, chronicle the lives of an immigrant community from an insider's perspective. Through images from the early to mid-1900s, they reveal the artistry of a preeminent photographer of the time, preserving community life from civic parades to small businesses to fantastic Cantonese opera scenes.

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5/28/2023
12:30 p.m.
PBS 6 Plus
5/29/2023
5:30 p.m.
PBS 6 Plus
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