Honor and Duty: The Mississippi Delta Chinese to Screen at SDCHM

The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum (SDCHM) will screen the film, Honor and Duty: The Mississippi Delta Chinese at the Chuang Archive and Learning Center on November 19, 2016 from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm. A Q&A will follow the film screening. Special guests including the executive producer, Samantha Chang, will help facilitate the discussion. This event is the film’s San Diego premiere.

Honor and Duty: The Mississippi Delta Chinese is an enlightening documentary about the Chinese community in the heart of the Deep South. This film not only highlights the contributions of the Chinese Delta families, but also reveals the immigrant experience in America.

This three-part documentary highlights several generations of the Chinese population in the Mississippi Delta starting from the mid-1800s to the present day. The film tells a story of the early Chinese immigrants to the Mississippi Delta and explores how the community steadily grew in the early part of the 20th century. Chinese families across the Delta opened grocery stores that served both the black and white populations. Subsequently, it reveals how 182 Chinese men from the Delta participated in all aspects of the US war effort in WWII, shows the transformational nature of their participation in the war for the development of the community in the decades immediately after the war, and concludes by documenting the contributions of the Chinese Delta families to the state of Mississippi and beyond as their children became doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and many other types of professionals in the contemporary era.

The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum is screening the film as an example of the Museum’s mission to create a deeper understanding of China and Chinese America.

“Thanks to this well-researched documentary film, I now am privy to a unique aspect of American history. That this historical perspective and stories happened in the most unexpected place — the Mississippi Delta — makes this film worthy of a special place in the historical archives for this and future generations to see.”

— René Astudillo, Publisher, The Adobo Chronicles 

WHAT:          Film screening and discussion of Honor and Duty: The Mississippi Delta Chinese

WHERE:       Chuang Archive and Learning Center, 541 B Second Avenue, San Diego, Ca 92101

WHEN:          Saturday, November 19, 2016 (2:00 pm- 4:00pm)

TICKETS:     RSVPS Required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-of-honor-and-duty-at-sdchm-tickets-27914610351

DETAILS:     FREE and open to the public; for more information, call or e-mail at

(619) 338-9888 or info@sdchm.org or visit www.sdchm.org

For more information about Honor and Duty: The Mississippi Delta and to view the trailer, visit: http://www.heritageseries.us/honor-and-duty/. For more information about the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, visit www.sdchm.org.­­

ABOUT SDCHM

SDCHM’s mission is to create a deeper understanding of China and Chinese America through programs in education, culture and art in the belief that cross-cultural understanding strengthens our diverse San Diego community. Located in the heart of San Diego’s downtown Asian Pacific Historic District, SDCHM is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with special events, exhibitions, and programs. Over the past twenty years, SDCHM has welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors, collected thousands of ethnographic artifacts, and hosted hundreds of educational programs and exhibitions. Today, SDCHM remains a platform for celebrating multiculturalism, enriching the community, and showcasing San Diego as an international cultural tourist destination.