Summary In America, everyone has a family story of immigration. Every family, at some point, has had somebody leave their native country behind to search for a better life. How did they hold onto their identity? How did they adapt to their new life? Every family has a special story. In my case, it's my Chinese-American story. My father would always tell us his story about walking for 7 days and 6 nights, before swimming for 4 hours to Macau to escape communism in 1966. His story would fall on my deaf ears until I returned to China with him. View more details
Genres : Family History Biography Documentary
Release date : Nov 8, 2014
Countries of origin : United States China
Official sites : My LIfe in China Official Website Official Site
Language : Cantonese Chinese
Filming locations : Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Summary In America, everyone has a family story of immigration. Every family, at some point, has had somebody leave their native country behind to search for a better life. How did they hold onto their identity? How did they adapt to their new life? Every family has a special story. In my case, it's my Chinese-American story. My father would always tell us his story about walking for 7 days and 6 nights, before swimming for 4 hours to Macau to escape communism in 1966. His story would fall on my deaf ears until I returned to China with him. View more details
Genres : Family History Biography Documentary
Release date : Nov 8, 2014
Countries of origin : United States China
Official sites : My LIfe in China Official Website Official Site
Language : Cantonese Chinese
Filming locations : Boston, Massachusetts, USA
