My name is Susan Yee

Canada, 1975

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Episode number 1 of Series “Children of Canada”.
A piquant view of downtown Montreal as it appears to a young Chinese-Canadian. Not all guides are as perceptive as Susan, or as outspoken. At home, at school, at play on the Mountain, she has a sharp eye for adult foibles. The result is a meeting with Susan and her city that is enlightening and amusing.

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Credits

director

Beverly Shaffer

co-producer

Kathleen Shannon

Yuki Yoshida

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:12:13:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1975

Appears in

Children of Canada

Group of items

Children of Canada

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

007412

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Biculturalism - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Interpretive programs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Culture diffusion

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montreal (Quebec)

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - Canada

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Biculturalism - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture diffusion

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies

Places → Canada

Places → Cities and towns - Canada

Places → Cities and towns - Interpretive programs

Places → Montreal (Quebec)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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