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Min Quan, the civil rights group, has teamed up with award-winning documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield to host its first-ever benefit gala on 28 October 2004. The evening's highlights include a special screening of Mabel Cheung's documentary, 'Traces of A Dragon: Jackie Chan and His Lost Family' and food by TASTE, the students of Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College (where chef Jamie Oliver filmed his TV series Jamie's Kitchen). The event will be held at Porchester Hall, at 45 Porchester Road, London, on 28th October from 6PM-11PM. Magician Melanie Partner will be on hand to entertain guests with her tricks and there are some terrific prizes in the auction to be won, including a two-hour flight on the Capitol Radio London Eye. After dinner, there will be a special screening of Mabel Cheung's documentary of superstar Jackie Chan's immigrant family history. Proceeds raised from this event will benefit a community campaign fund in support of the issues arising from the Morecambe Bay tragedy in February, 2004 and other race crimes against the Chinese community. Funds will also be used to hold workshops to help promote awareness of such issues as racial harassment, housing and immigration in the Chinese community. Tickets are £50 per person. To register a place at this event, please email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or phone 07940 514 268. About Min Quan It aims to provide legal, moral and practical support to Chinese people suffering racial harassment, domestic violence and policing problems; to monitor the responses of institutions and authorities with regard to these issues; to provide information and training on these issues; and to support and liaise closely with other organisations to bring these issues to the public attention. The project initially was started by a group of volunteers in December 1999 in response to a racist attack on the New Diamond Restaurant in London's Chinatown. Since its formal launch in 2002, it has handled hundreds of calls for assistance from all over the country. In August 2004, Min Quan and the Monitoring Group called a public meeting, 'From Dover to Morecambe Bay, to explore the lessons to be learnt from two recent tragedies involving Chinese migrants. About Nick Broomfield About 'Traces of A Dragon: Jackie Chan and His Lost Family'(2003) Min Quan are especially proud to be showing this film, which was lent with kind permission by Mr. Jackie Chan. Born in Hong Kong in 1954, superstar Jackie Chan lived comfortably in the knowledge that he was a much-loved only child to his colourful, if itinerant, parents. But it was the shocking discovery of his two older half-brothers in China and two older half-sisters in Australia that prompted Chan to delve into his family history. With the help of his friends, the directors Mabel Cheung and Alex Law, Chan documents a series of honest - if sometimes painful - conversations with his ageing parents, who gradually reveal their surprising pasts. At the end, the action hero concludes that his family's story is really the story of many Chinese immigrants. In his review of this film on 24 March 2003, Richard
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