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Nevada County’s Connection to Chinatown Rising
During the California Gold Rush in 1849 and in subsequent years, Nevada County, along with many foothill towns of the Sierra Nevada, had a very vibrant Chinese population. They arrived from southern China in the early 1850s, driven to seek a better life, escaping overwhelming poverty and a civil war (the Taiping Rebellion). While thousands of Chinese mined for gold in the Sierra rivers and streams, they were later recruited in 1863 as the major workforce in building the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Tickets Now Available for Chinatown Rising
Chinatown Rising is a documentary film about the Asian American Movement from the perspective of the young residents on the front lines of their historic neighborhood in transition. Through publicly challenging the conservative views of their elders, their demonstrations and protests of the 1960s-1970s rattled the once quiet streets during the community’s shift in power. Forty five years later, and in collaboration with his son, Josh Chuck, the film presents intimate interviews with these activists recalling their roles and experiences in response to the need for social change.
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Review…the Great Leap a Success
Sights and Sounds from The Great Leap
KVMR Curtain Call podcast
The Great Leap segment is about 21 mins. in. Great scene between Saul and Manford and interview with the director Scott Gilbert.
KVMR News Feature podcast
CATS Brings Asian representation to the Nevada County Theatre Scene.