London’s Chinese community

Title

London’s Chinese community

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

21 Jul 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:50:53

Description

Documentary on London’s Chinese community presented by Lawrence Spicer, who explores how they are viewed amongst the public, the history of the Chinese immigrant, and talks to Victor Chan of the Hong Kong government office about the Chinese community and the reasons for living in Britain. He also discusses some of the festivals the Chinese community celebrate, and visits local businesses to see the popularity of the Chinese cuisine in the Western world.

Contributors

Lawrence Spicer; Victor Chan

Keywords

London; Interethnic relations; UK; Immigration; Immigrants; Hong Kong; Festivals; Social systems; Cultural heritage; Cuisine; Ethnic groups; Chinese (cultural identity); Multiethnic societies

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