Venue: Spurlock Museum

Address: 600 S. Gregory St. , Urbana

Cost: Free

Entry Age: 18

posted 6:54 am Aug 11
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Golden Venture—a compelling trans-Pacific story—follows the legal travails and eventual fates of a group of illegal Chinese immigrants shipwrecked on Long Island in 1993. Through this film, we are given a window into the constant circulation of Chinese laborers to and from the U.S., showing both the attraction of sojourn in the U.S. and the sacrifice it entails. Discussion led by Poshek Fu, Professor of History, Cinema Studies, and East Asian Languages and Cultures, and Director of the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies. This film screening is part of the 2008-09 Asian Educational Media Service Documentary and Independent Film Series.