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sunnyoyk
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 Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:40 am Post subject: BBC Video Nation and BBC Silk Screens |
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I thought the clip on 'Dragon Tongue Squad' (from Beijing) was quite interesting.
Also, it is quite refreshing and good to see and hear so many British and Overseas Chinese telling viewers (speaking in their various ascents) their stories etc. There are so many talented people in the programme. |
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sunnyoyk
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:33 am Post subject: BBC Press Releases - Video Nation |
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PRESS RELEASES (BBC Press Office):
Video Nation helps UK Cities celebrate British Chinese Culture
(Date: 25th June 2008)
Birmingham, Glasgow, London and Manchester are to host free events celebrating the lives of British Chinese in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
SILK SCREENS is a series of simultaneous outdoor film screening and live events running between 12 noon to 6 pm, on Saturday 19th July. Made with the support of BBC Video Nation, more than 50 new films focus on the lives of British Chinese.
Silk Screens is part of China Now, the largest-ever of UK festival of Chinese culture. The afternoon outdoor spectacles are designed by leading street arts company Emergency Exit Arts, in collaboration with independent producers Tish Francis, Hi Ching, River Cultures and filmmaker Peng Wenlan. They involve professional and community performers, including dancers, singers, martial artists and Chinese crafts.
Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, the events reveal the diversity, lives and times of established and new Chinese groups.
For further information on China Now, visit:
www.chinanow.org.uk/
Locations of the events on Saturday 19th July:
- Big screen, Leicester Square, London
- Big screen, Glasgow River Festival
- Big screen, Exchange Square, Manchester
- Big screen, Victoria Square, Birmingham
Silk Screens is a partnership between BBC, the British Chinese, municipal authorities and artists, community participants and independent producers, which are working together for the first time for this project.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/06_june/25 /screen.shtml |
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sunnyoyk
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jasonfrancislau
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:13 am Post subject: Hello All |
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I am a film maker from the Video Nation series.
My film will be shown in Manchester among other places; I will be attending and it would be great if anyone interested could come down as well.
It is great to see a post here about this event. Well done, Sunnyoyk!
Jason
PS. My video is the motorcycle one  |
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sunnyoyk
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:33 am Post subject: BBC Silk Screens - 19th July 2008 |
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I have seen your short film, Jason, and I think you looked cool in the motorbike suit. Hope you enjoy your day in Manchester tomorrow (19th July) for the BBC Silk Screens event. I will be going to the one in Leicester Square, London.
Frankly, I have seen virtually all the films in the Silk Screens programme, and some of them are quite moving. I particularly liked both the films made by Connie and Leslie Hoe. In their 'Long Journey to China ' (vide: http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/articles/l/london_longjourney.shtml ), it brought back memories of my own journey back to China when I visited my ancestral home and meeting all my relatives for the very first time. A journey that I would never forget for the rest of my life. ("Falling leaves returning to their roots").
Hopefully, I will get to meet Connie and Leslie Hoe if they are in Leicester Square tomorrow for I want to shake the hands of this lovely couple. To me, they are the walking archives of the Limehouse Chinatown in East London for they are truly the children of the original Chinatowners. |
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sunnyoyk
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject: Silk Screens (19.07.08 - Leicester Square, London) |
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Went to the Silk Screens event in Leicester Square, London on 19th July. The weather was kind and there was a reasonably big crowd (mostly tourists though).
Needless to say, the highlight for me was meeting Connie and Leslie Hoe there. Shook their hands (of course) and had a long chat with them. Met one of their friends, a Mr. Ng, who is 96 years of age, and he is also half Chinese, half English like Mr. and Mrs. Hoe. Mr Ng showed me a bible (in Chinese) given to him by his father and told me that the bible was over a hundred years old. He proudly said that he had been back to China eight times including several visits to his ancestral home.
You can view photos taken in Leicester Square vide:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/image_galleries/silkscreen_london_ gallery.shtml |
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sunnyoyk
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| Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:59 pm Post subject: Cockney British Chinese |
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By the docks of East London, the first Chinatown was established.
The first inhabitants of Limehouse Chinatown mostly comprised of seamen who, for various reasons, stayed on in Britain.
On a few occasions Chinese crews on British tankers and vessels were torpedoed in British waters and were put up in boarding houses in Limehouse to await new ships.
For some, staying put in Limehouse was more of an attractive option than getting back on a boat again.
Many of the Chinese men had children with their English partners or wives and a community who were half Chinese and half English was born.
Some of Chinese men owned business such as laudrettes and restaurants. Other enterprises include gambling, and a popular type of bingo called 'pukka pew'.
Connie and Leslie Hoe have fond memories of growing up in Limehouse in the 1920/30s as part of London's first Chinese community. The couple have become keepers of its history, holding many of the records, photos and memories. You can watch their video, visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/06/13/silkscreens_ch inatown_video_feature.shtml |
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