Chinese Couplets’ Indiegogo Campaign Surpasses Goal!

Thank you to our donors, supporters and Community Outreach Partners who made our fundraising campaign a smashing success! A $5000 award from the Lawrence Choy Lowe Memorial Fund and $2500 from the Chinese American Citizen’s Alliance National
plus a donation from the Robert J. Louie Memorial Fund took us to $37,000!

I’m in the midst of preparing a booklet with tips and resources to use in family research. Once printed, I’ll begin sending out campaign perks. Then, I’ll turn my attention to rewriting the script for the editor. There will be more post-production expenses, but this takes us closer to the finish line.

Two lines of verse that form a unit, like mother and daughter, each line reflects and informs the other. The revelation of a long held family secret launches a search by the filmmaker to find answers about the circumstances surrounding her mother’s illegal emigration from China to America during the Chinese Exclusion era. Set against a historical backdrop of world wars, poverty, social change, and immigration policies, the film reveals the long term impact on four generations of women.

Backers

Community Outreach Partners

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
California Historical Society
Center for Asian American Media
Chinese American Citizens Alliance (National)
Chinese American Museum, Los Angeles
Chinese Culture Center
Chinese Historical Society of America
Chinese Historical Society Southern California
Friends of Roots
Marin Chinese Culture Association
National Japanese American Historical Society
Visual Communications

Lead Donors ($1000 up)

Lawrence Choy Lowe Memorial Fund
William Schwartz
Chinese American Citizens Alliance (National)
San Francisco Lodge, Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Laura Lai
Linda Y. Chan
Look Lowe Family Trust
Pamela Coville
Robert J. Louie Memorial Fund