Karen Cho's IN THE SHADOW OF GOLD MOUNTAIN
is an incredible film that examines the hardships faced by Chinese Canadian pioneers who paid the head tax, and endured the Chinese Exclusion Act, and harsh rascist climate of Canada.

Karen is a Eurasian-Canadian, of both Chinese and British ancestry.  In the movie, she shares that her British grandparents and family are more outraged at the injustice of the head tax and exclusion act and the refusal of the Canadian government to make redress, than her Chinese side of the family.

It repeats on Sat. Jan. 7th at 3pm ET, 10pm ET and 1am ET (adjust minus three hours for Pacific time zone).

It is an incredible film that brought tears to my eyes, and excellent look at the hardships faced by Canada's Chinese forbears, the impact of head-tax and exclusion and how the mighty Lo Wah Kiu (old overseas Chinese) overcame it all.  When my girlfriend of British-Canadian ancestry watched the film last fall, she was amazed and angry that the country she grew up in and loves, could have such a deliberately racist history, and still refuse to address redress issues.

Interviews with Charlie Quan, Roy Mah, Gim Wong and Hanson Lau and some music by Sean Gunn, writer of the song “Head Tax Blues.”

Please tell your friends to watch this film documentary,

For additional information on Head Tax issues
Go to www.headtaxredress.org  and www.gunghaggisfatchoy.com/ChineseHeadTaxissues

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