SILK
SCREENS - this video portrait by British Chinese was filmed in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and exhibited in cities across the UK at simultaneous outdoor film screenings and live events celebrating the lives of the British Chinese, on July 19th 2008, as part of the CHINA NOW festival.
23 June 2008 WATCH THIS SPACE Jimmy Tam
2.47 mins
When Jimmy was growing up there weren't many Chinese role models on the
television screen, he feels it’s time British Chinese had more of a
profile.
10 July 2008 LONG JOURNEY TO CHINA Connie and Leslie Hoe
3.31 mins
When China opened up to tourists it was the right time for Connie and Leslie to plan a trip of a lifetime,
to visit the land where both their fathers came from.
23 June 2008 ALIVE
IN LIVERPOOL Xia Lu
4.49 mins
Doctors in China told Xia Lu that she was going to die, but 20 years later
she is alive and well in Liverpool.
27 June 2008 STUDYING LIFE Jinyu Lu
2.35 mins
Jinyu really likes learning about life in England but she has found many people don’t know much about her home, China.
30 June 2008 MARTIAL HEART John Xue Zhang and Phoebe Chen
3.15 mins
John has been doing martial arts since he was 5 years old. As well as keeping
him fit, he sees it as an important link to his Chinese cultural roots.
23 June 2008 RECORDING
MY COMMUNITY Julie Fu
2.21 mins
Julie's family come from Hong Kong and she grew up immersed in the family
takeaway business. But when it came to her own career she wanted to use
art to reflect Britain's changing Chinese communities.
23 June 2008 CHINESE
SCOUSER Perry Lee
2.11 mins
Perry sees himself as a Scouser first then Chinese but he feels his heritage
has always led to tensions in his life in Liverpool.
23 June 2008 CHINA
DRAWER Liying Liu
4.55 mins
Liying has settled well in the UK but lacks a sense of belonging. She has
a special drawer where she keeps all her precious memories of China but
she is not even sure if that's where she considers home either.
23 June 2008 CONNECTING HOME Louise MacDonald
3.27 mins
Louise keeps much more up to
date with everything happening back in China now she can talk to her family
via the internet.
23 June 2008 CHAO AT HOME Chao Chen
3.27 mins
Ten year old Chao came to Gloucester when he was two. He missed China at first but this is now where he feels at home.
23 June 2008 EMPEROR'S
NEW CLOTHES Lena Juan
2.36 mins
As a child in China, Lena wanted to help her mother and grandmother with
their embroidery business. Now in London it's her daughter who is benefiting
from three generations of Chinese tradition.
16 June 2008 MY NEW COMMUNITY Yvonne Chin
2.11 mins
Yvonne felt quite isolated when she moved from Hong Kong to Liverpool, so
she started volunteering in the Chinese community.
16 June 2008 JOURNEY TO THE WEST Theresa Teng
4.03 mins
Theresa runs a Sunday Chinese School in Manchester. The children are preparing a play which aims at helping them explore their cultural roots.
23 June 2008 MY OPERA DAYS Shirley Wong
2.39 mins
Chinese opera is Shirley's passion but her busy family restaurant means
she only gets to enjoy her hobby once a week!
23 June 2008 THE
ORIGINAL CHINATOWNERS Connie and Leslie Hoe
2.47 mins
Connie and Leslie were part of quite a unique group of children growing
up in the original Chinatown in Limehouse.
23 June 2008 BOWLING
CLUB Susan Chan
2.42 mins
Susan found bowling was a great way to meet friends and fit in to the community
when she came to Newcastle from Hong Kong.
20 June 2008 CULTURAL
CONFIDENCE Tony Tse
2.06 mins
Tony has been very shy all his life. He has turned to helping his elderly
Chinese community to try and overcome his shyness.
16 June 2008 TRADITIONAL
TREATMENT Ying Gao Zhi
3.15 mins
Ying Gao gave up accountancy to practice Chinese medicine when she came
to Newcastle. She feels Eastern and Western medicine can really complement
each other.
20 June 2008 REFLECTING
COMMUNITY Moira Kenny
3.16 mins
Moira’s childhood fascination with Chinese culture has shaped her as and
adult and she now uses her art to work with Liverpool's Chinese community.
16 June 2008 FORTUNE
COOKIE Ke Cai
4.04 mins
Ke is Chinese but now lives in Glasgow. His time in the UK has given him
chance to reflect on his homeland and he thinks developments there can be
compared to the making of a Chinese fortune cookie.
16 June 2008 DRAGON
TONGUE Dragon Tongue Squad
4.17 mins
Witness a rare and unique musical collaboration between China's foremost
Hip Hop act and emerging British Chinese musicians.
16 June 2008 ADOPTED
IDENTITY Tina Freeth
5.05 mins
Tina's cultural roots are complex. She is British Born Chinese but she was
adopted by a white working class family when she was very young.
16 June 2008 BEHIND
THE DRAGON Amy, Amanda and Cuebong
3.38 mins
Amy, Amanda and Cuebong see Chinese Dragon Dancing as an important way for
them to keep their Chinese heritage alive.
13 June 2008 MY
IDENTITY James Lee
2.11 mins
As a British Born Chinese, James became more interested in his Chinese identity
and heritage when he was at secondary school.
06 June 2008 BIKING
COMMUNITY Jason Lau
4.05 mins
Jason is a passionate biker. He thinks there is nothing better than the thrill of being on the open road with the biking community in Manchester.
12 June 2008 PURSUIT
OF PERFECTION Tom Braithwaite
2.10 mins
Tom’s passion for Kung Fu took him to China where he immersed himself into
Chinese culture, which has now become his way of life.
06 June 2008 PORTRAYING
ANOTHER CHINA Natasha Huang
2.44 mins
Natasha Huang hopes her art exhibition can help convince people there is
more to Chinese culture than “cheap toys and take aways”.
06 June 2008 DAUGHTER NUMBER ONE Sharon Zhu
4.25 mins
Sharon, like so many Chinese people of her generation, is an only child.
She had no idea of family life with siblings until she came to Glasgow.
06 June 2008 FITTING IN Qiunan Fu
4.25 mins
Chinese student Qiunan loves London. She says it’s a really easy city to fit into because it has such a diverse population.
06 June 2008 WEST
TO EAST Julie Sohoo
5.05 mins
Growing up in Wales was quite a strange experience for Julie whose family
is Chinese and she feels she would like to find out more about her cultural
roots.
06 June 2008 CHINESE
KNOTS Tuang-Jung Lee
3.26 mins
Tuang-Jung loves the traditional art of making Chinese knots but she fears
the skill could be lost as the next generation looses interest in Chinese
traditions.
06 June 2008 LIVERPOOL
LIPING YANG Fenfen Huang
2.48 mins
Fenfen has always wanted to be a professional dancer but only realised her
dream she left China and came to Liverpool.
06 June 2008 MANCUNIAN
CANDIDATE Pei (Nick) Wu
3.11 mins
Nick talks about the differences between life back home in China and his
experience as a Mancunian student.
06 June 2008 I AM CHINESE Sue Lau
2.53 mins
Sue Lau feels she knows her own identity as a British Born Chinese, but that other people often get confused about who she is.
30 June 2008 FUSING ART Morica Wangyan
2.13 mins
Morica feels she has made an important artistic journey by leaving China to live and study art in Glasgow.
24 April 2008 CHINESE
HOGMANAY Lyman Chan and The Chinese Community Development Trust
4.05 mins
Glasgow's Chinese community prepare for their annual New Year show at the
Royal Concert Hall. It brings a whole new meaning to Hogmanay.
24 April 2008 TAKEAWAY
DRUMS Yuk Kiu (Lydia) Tse
2.39 mins
Lydia had a vision of drumming on Olympic rings in the kitchen of her Chinese takeaway – so from using chopsticks on food containers she formed a Chinese drum orchestra.
20 April 2008 LEARNING
OUR ROOTS Sandra Yee
1.44 mins
Sandra was born in the UK but never learnt much about China because her
parents were busy. Now she wants to embrace her Chinese roots with her own
children.
24 April 2008 TALENT
IN CHURCH Kui (Talent) Jiang
3.29 mins
Talen came to Luton to get a degree and make some new friends but unexpectedly she found God when she left China.
23 April 2008 CHINESE
MEDICINE Dr Zhong (Jenny) Zhau
2.20 mins
Dr Jenny as she's known by her patients in Worcester is committed to making
people well through traditional Chinese Medicine.
20 April 2008 CHANGED
MAN Gerald Sze
2.20 mins
Gerald has changed since he came to Britain from Hong Kong - but it's not
the country - its his new found faith that's made the difference.
14 Feb 2008 A
TIME FOR FAMILY Valerie Tsai-Yu Chan
1.38 mins
Valerie's come to England from Taiwan - so this year she's had to experience
Chinese New Year without her family.
14 Mar 2008 CHINESE
LANTERN FESTIVAL Fenfen Huang
1.58 mins
Chinese dancer Fenfen explains why she thinks it's important to celebrate
Chinese Culture in Liverpool.
08 Feb 2008 INSIDE
THE LION'S HEAD Daniel Hawkins
2.03 mins
Daniel has been immersed in Chinese culture since he was a lad because of
his dad's passion for martial arts.
08 Feb 2008 CHINESE
TRADITION Hilda White
3.24 mins
Hilda celebrated her Chinese New Year in style, with bright decorations,
a feast of foods and close friends and family.
08 Feb 2008 LISTENING TO MUMMY'S MANDARIN Hirondelle Chatelard
1.30 mins
Hirondelle is half French half Chinese. She is studying Mandarin at University
and hopes to pass on her cultural roots to her daughter.
