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The Chiney shop: 1930-1974
DVD
The Chiney shop: 1930-1974
Copies
1 Total copies, 1 Copies are in, 0 Copies are out.
In Jamaica, from the 1930s to the early 1970s, the ubiquitous Chinese-owned groceries were located on many busy street corners in downtown Kingston to remote towns in every parish. This documentary explores the complex relationship and social interaction between the Chinese shopkeepers and their Jamaican customers.
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Subjects
Chinese--Emigration and immigration--History.
Documentary films.
Grocery trade--Social aspects.
Immigrants--Cultural assimilation.
Jamaica--Economic conditions.
Jamaica--Social conditions.
Social Studies --Communities--Community Life.
Asian Heritage
Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology, Grade 11
Chinese Heritage
Language
English
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.