Home Movie: Unidentified Family, Birthday celebration (1930)

1930 · Short film · 4 min

Watch now On the Internet Archive

Synopsis

A Chinese American family celebrates the birthday of its patriarch, who holds a gold-peach plaque of longevity; a 1930s home movie from the Center for Asian American Media collection.

Synopsis, reviewed

Details

Running time

4 minutes

Language

English

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• birthday
• family celebration
• traditional dress
• Chinese American
• longevity
• gold peach
• cranes
• pine tree

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