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The Bamboo brush

Canada, 1982
film

This is a story about a young Chinese-American boy, living in America, and the conflicts that he encounters as a result of the two very different cultures tha..

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A Great wall

United States, 1985
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Once upon a time in China II

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Isabella and the magic brush

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Home free

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The Bamboo Curtain Falls

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My grandson Lew

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The Magic Paintbrush

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A Mongolian tale

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Two different worlds

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Grandma, grandson and horse

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Born Chinese

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