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CHINESE IN THE FRONTIER WEST 

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ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS was the first in-depth television series to present the untold history and contemporary legacy of early Asian immigrants to the Americas, from the 1700s to the 1900s. Creating first-person voices through an innovative "documemoir" approach, ANCESTORS brings to life a largely unexplored past, not found in standard textbooks, and invites a new understanding of American history. Producer, Director & Writer was Loni Ding.

Watch Ancestors in the Americas Part 2 Tomorrow in Chinatown

Part 2 will be shown at First Chinese Baptist Church on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 3PM after your free Cantonese and Toisan lesson from 12-2PM

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper 1882
"Chinese Exclusion Act"
How does this cartoon express the realities of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS was the first in-depth television series to present the untold history and contemporary legacy of early Asian immigrants to the Americas, from the 1700s to the 1900s. Creating first-person voices through an innovative "documemoir" approach, ANCESTORS brings to life a largely unexplored past, not found in standard textbooks, and invites a new understanding of American history. Producer, Director & Writer was Loni Ding.

Watch "Ancestors in Americas," Part 1 by Loni Ding

For those who already saw this, part 2 will be shown at First Chinese Baptist Church on Sunday, May 22, 2016.

Watch Part 1 of the video now

ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS was the first in-depth television series to present the untold history and contemporary legacy of early Asian immigrants to the Americas, from the 1700s to the 1900s. Creating first-person voices through an innovative "documemoir" approach, ANCESTORS brings to life a largely unexplored past, not found in standard textbooks, and invites a new understanding of American history. Producer, Director & Writer was Loni Ding.

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Free Screening of "Ancestors in Americas," Part 1 by Loni Ding

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 Corky Lee speaking about "Ancestors in the Americas" at Learn Cantonese Toisan New York

Last week, Corky Lee, "the Undisputed, unofficial Asian American photographer laureate," presented a free screening of "Ancestors in the Americas, Part 1" to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Loni Ding's Public Broadcasting System's (PBS) series on Asian Americans at First Chinese Baptist Church in Chinatown New York.

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Tommy's returms his home town in Taishan. His grandfather participated in the building of the Transcontinental railroad from the west coast to the east coast. Watch video for more.

People appreciate when I speak Cantonese

I found out about this program from my wife...

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Giam, a French native speaker, recently moved to New York about five years ago. He recently married a lovely women from Hong Kong. Giam was so lucky to find a Cantonese language school just at the right time. He found out about this program from his Chinese wife. The most challenging part of Cantonese is the system of tones in the language.

Now when Giam goes food shopping in Chinatown, he surprises the vendors with Cantonese language. They love it. This program has helped Giam speaks Cantonese with confidence.

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Micheal Learns Spoken Cantonese

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Michael shares his experience. Being a student helped him improve his Cantonese communication skill. Now he can confidently speak Cantonese.

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4 Types of Chinese and 3 Chinatowns in New York City

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Tony learns about his culture

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Reasons to Learn Cantonese

Kelly and Annie share their reason why they learn Cantonese with us.

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