Jeanette Kong: Chiney Shops - Jamaica
Oct 26, 2013 4:06:35 GMT -5
Post by helen on Oct 26, 2013 4:06:35 GMT -5
Published on Aug 23, 2012
From the 1930s to the 1970s, Chinese-owned groceries were located on the street corners of rural and urban Jamaica. Jeanette Kong grew up in a Chinese-owned shop in Kingston and details the complex relationship and social interaction between shop-owners and locals in her new documentary, "The Chiney Shop".
From the 1930s to the 1970s, Chinese-owned groceries were located on the street corners of rural and urban Jamaica. Jeanette Kong grew up in a Chinese-owned shop in Kingston and details the complex relationship and social interaction between shop-owners and locals in her new documentary, "The Chiney Shop".