Documentary ·Music · United States of America · 1981 · 27m

Living Music for Golden Mountains

Synopsis

In 1936, Leo Lew immigrated to America, the “land of golden mountains,” from his native southern China. He came seeking fortune but discovered instead a mission closer to his heart — passing on the deep-rooted traditions of Cantonese folk music to new generations of Chinese Americans.

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