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From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China is a 1979 documentary film about Western culture breaking into China produced and directed by Murray Lerner.It portrays the famous violinist and music teacher Isaac Stern as the first American musician to collaborate with the China Central Symphony Society (now China National Symphony Orchestra).
American Epic is a documentary film series about the first recordings of roots music in the United States during the 1920s and their cultural, social and technological impact on North America and the world. [1]
During the era of the Chinese Exclusion Act, people of Chinese heritage were barred from holding American citizenship status.For example, despite being a third-generation American born in the United States, actress Anna May Wong held a special "Certificate of Identity" issued by the US government and signed by an immigration officer describing her as a "Chinese person". [10]
Asian Americans is a five-hour PBS documentary film series made by ITVS, WETA, and the Center for Asian American Media. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The series focus on the history of Asian and Asian American people in the United States and first aired on May 11, 2020.
Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Academy Award-nominated director Arthur Dong.. From early films like the 1900s Beheading the Chinese Prisoner to Ang Lee's triumphant Brokeback Mountain in 2005, Dong uses clips of more than 100 films and interviews of prominent Chinese Americans to create a thorough overview on the ...
Flower Drum Song was the eighth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein.It is based on the 1957 novel, The Flower Drum Song, by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee.It premiered on Broadway in 1958 and was then performed in the West End and on tour.
The film was nominated for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards. [ 49 ] Minari , directed by Lee Isaac Chung , featured an almost entirely-Asian cast, including Asian-Americans Steven Yeun and Alan Kim who received several award ...
The documentary concerned the history of jazz music in the United States, from its origins at the turn of the 20th century to the present day. It was narrated by Keith David and featured interviews with present-day musicians and critics such as trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (also the artistic director and co-producer of Jazz ) and critics Gary ...