Forbidden City, U.S.A.
(Arthur Dong, 1989, 56 min.)

Digitally remastered by UCLA Film & TV Archive from original film negatives, this classic film by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Arthur Dong takes you inside the glamorous world of San Francisco’s Chinatown nightclubs during World War II. Meet the “Chinese Fred Astaire,” the “Chinese Sophie Tucker,” and the “Chinese Sally Rand”—just some of the performers who take you back to the Big Band era, when Chinese-American headliners flew below the radar.

Sun May 7, 4:30pm
Wed May 10, 4:30pm