Chinatown Movie Theaters

Movie theaters arose in North American Chinatowns in the early 1900s, yet the peak of Chinese-language movie theaters extended from the 1960s through the 1980s, as Hong Kong distributors disseminated Cantonese and Mandarin films on circuits through dozens of dedicated theaters in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Toronto, and smaller cities. The aim of this project is to detail the flow of films and cultural products between Hong Kong and North America, to highlight the histories of these theaters—the majority of which no longer exist in physical form—and to reveal the unique stories of their industrial, social, and cultural functions.

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Exhibits in each section suggest the multiple causal forces that influenced the rise and fall of Chinese-language movie theaters in North America; discuss the significance of the diaspora audience for Hong Kong film studios; and explore how Chinese diaspora audiences as well as other audiences utilized Chinese-language movie theaters.

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Sun Sing Theatre

Music Palace

Sun Sing Theatre

Rosemary Theater

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