| Location: | Papeete, French Polynesia |
| Subject: | Chinese, multiculturalism |
| Length: | 26 minutes |
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| Year Released: | 2004 |
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| Director: | Frederic Reau |
| Producer: | AED & RFO |
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| Description: | ÒTahiti is a mixing place for many communities. Behind the Polynesians and the Europeans, the Territory includes a quite visible Chinese community. The first wave of Chinese immigration took place in 1860. About a thousand of Cantonese were recruited and brought to work in cotton plantations. Other waves followed. Michel Chansin is a photographer. Arrived from Canton to run away from poverty, Michel's ancestors settled in Papeete, opened a business and became fully integrated. Michel's photographic work gives him an opportunity to take a look back at his community's history and culture and to take an interest in its place in today's Polynesian society.Ó |
| Record No: | 3185 |
| Resources: | Distributors's List |
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