Unwanted Soldiers

Osborne, Jari, (film director.). King-Chigbo, Karen, (film producer.). Lore, Louise, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: For filmmaker Jari Osborne, November 11 was as unremarkable a day as the next. Watching her father, Alex Louie, during his annual Remembrance Day ritual, Osborne always thought of him as sentimental. However, in discovering her father's involvement in World War II, she uncovers a legacy of discrimination and politically sanctioned racism against British Columbia's Chinese-Canadian community. Sworn to secrecy for decades, Osborne's father and his war buddies now vividly recall their top-secret missions behind enemy lines in Southeast Asia. Theirs is a tale of young Chinese-Canadian men proudly fighting for a country that had always mistreated them. Told in the voice of a thankful daughter, this multi-layered documentary does more than reveal an important period in Canadian history. It pays moving tribute to a father's quiet heroism.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (48 min., 48 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2008.
Copyright: ©1999

Content descriptions

General Note:	BIPOC filmmaker. Agency - English program:.Documentary Program - Ontario. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Jari Osborne ; script, Jari Osborne ; producer, Karen King-Chigbo ; executive producer, Louise Lore ; camera, Michael Grippo ; editing, Steve Weslak ; sound recording, Jim Ursulak ; music, Guy Zerafa ; animation camera, Jenny Lianos.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Jari Osborne ; participation, Roy Mah, Lee Chin, John Ko Bong, Douglas Jung.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1999.
Target Audience Note:	13-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Award - Category: Best Biography / History Documentary, 2000 Canada Award, 2000 Antoinette (Nettie) Kryski Canadian Heritage Award - with a cash prize of 500$, 2000 Chris Award - Category: Social Issues, 2000
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).