My Chinatown With Aloha

4th-generation Chinese American Kimberlee Bassford explores her family’s relationship to Honolulu Chinatown & the parallels between the Pandemic & the 1899-1900 bubonic plague.

By Historic Hawai‘i Foundation

By documentary filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford

My Chinatown With Aloha (2022) by Filmmaker Kimberlee BassfordHistoric Hawai‘i Foundation

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Documentary filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford was born and raised in Honolulu and directs and produces films that spotlight stories of girls and women of color, gender equity, Asian American and Pacific Islander cultural identity, and mental health. Her films (WINNING GIRL, PATSY MINK: AHEAD OF THE MAJORITY and CHEERLEADER) have aired nationally on PBS and HBO and have screened in film festivals around the world. Making Waves Films LLC https://www.makingwavesfilms.com/

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