Among the residents and visitors of the Monterey Bay Area, very few know the story of the Chinese who pioneered commercial fishing, and who made enormous contributions to the economy of the Monterey Bay in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Geraldine Low Sabado, direct descendent of the first Chinese fishermen, is on a mission to learn about and make others aware of the amazing contribution her family and other Chinese made in shaping the Monterey...

"This short documentary film draws from interviews that capture the memories of Chinese-Americans from Monterey who were eyewitnesses to live in 20th century Monterey. The film was created as part of a Community Heritage grant project to organize gatherings of descendants of Chinese in Monterey where they shared their stories, learned from one another about ancestors, traditions, the experiences of other Chinese-American families, and keepint their...

Wayne Wang's follow-up to his watershed indie Chan Is Missing is a family portrait that gracefully combines the director's signature gentle humanism and eye for poignant detail. Offering another fresh perspective on San Francisco's Chinese American community, Wang takes a bittersweet look at the generational pas de deux between an aging immigrant widow and her devoted daughter, torn between filial duty and her desires.

Four mothers. Four daughters. Eight stories. The Joy Luck Club is four women in San Francisco who have played mah jong together on a weekly basis for forty some years. One of them, Suyuan, has died, and her daughter June is preparing to go to China. Auntie Lindo with daughter Waverly, Auntie Ying Ying with daughter Lena, and Auntie An Mei with daughter Rose are at the going away party. Born in China, the Joy Luck Club members came to America as young...