
A TALE OF THREE CHINATOWNS
OFFICIAL SELECTION - DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - Boston Asian American Film Festival Urban Ethnography • Chinese American Studies • Sociology • Urban Development and Gentrification Date of Completion: 2021 | Run Time: 85 minutes | Language: English with Cantonese, Mandarin & Taishanese subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Lisa Mao | Producers: Penny Lee & Lisa Mao A TALE OF THREE CHINATOWNS explores the survival of urban ethnic neighborhoods in three American cities: Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Boston. Through the voices of residents, community activists, developers, and government officials, the film looks at the forces altering each community and the challenges that go with them, including the pressing issue of urban development and gentrification.