Chinatown YWCA 1916-1995

In this video clip from a film by Felicia Lowe, historian Judy Yung shares stories about the women who did fundraising for the Chinatown YWCA that opened in 1929. A hand-colored May’s Studio photograph of the founders in the YWCA courtyard appears in the film.

May’s Photo Studio, Founders of the Chinatown YWCA, 1929, hand-colored photograph, Collection: Chinese Historical Society of America.

Judy Yung film clip metadata from Felicia Lowe, "Chinatown YWCA 1916-1995", Lowedown Productions, 2003

Find the full film here: https://vimeo.com/14243273

Learn more about Lowedown Productions: https://www.lowedownproductions.com/