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The Last Chinese Laundry

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A documentary from 1987 featuring the life of early Chinese immigrants to the island of Newfoundland.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1987-01-01

Runtime: 28 mins

Director: Fred Hollingshurst

Spoken language: 普通话, English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: The Last Chinese Laundry

Production Companies: The School of Continuing Studies and Extension, Memorial University of Nfld.

Production Countries: Canada

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