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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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