Sat November 26, 2016
Dogpatch Ranch:Origins of a Chinese American Family - Documentary film by Glenn Lym
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This documentary by Glenn Lym tells the story of his Chinese great grandfather Lim Lip Hong and his great grandmother Chan Shee and the family they raised in the late 1800’s on a ranch in Dogpatch in the Potrero District of San Francisco on the then Bay shoreline. Lim Lip Hong had returned to San Francisco after working more than a decade in the Sierra's and beyond, helping build railroads that crisscrossed the American West.
The screening will be following by a Q & A with the director and with a panel discussion with descendants from the family and esteemed local historians.
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The screening will be following by a Q & A with the director and with a panel discussion with descendants from the family and esteemed local historians.
This documentary by Glenn Lym tells the story of his Chinese great grandfather Lim Lip Hong and his great grandmother Chan Shee and the family they raised in the late 1800’s on a ranch in Dogpatch in the Potrero District of San Francisco on the then Bay shoreline. Lim Lip Hong had returned to San Francisco after working more than a decade in the Sierra's and beyond, helping build railroads that crisscrossed the American West.
The screening will be following by a Q & A with the director and with a panel discussion with descendants from the family and esteemed local historians.
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The screening will be following by a Q & A with the director and with a panel discussion with descendants from the family and esteemed local historians.
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San Francisco Main Public Library
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