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The Bridge

Fifty years ago, our country grappled with discrimination that profoundly impacted minority communities. In Los Angeles, neighborhood leaders united to challenge these barriers by establishing a community-focused bank, aiming to d...

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Evan Jackson Leong

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Early in the
morning on a Friday, - The Bridge

Early in the morning on a Friday,

The biggest bank collapse since
the 2008 financial crisis, - The Bridge

The biggest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis,

This is clearly an example
of something breaking. - The Bridge

This is clearly an example of something breaking.

We can assume that there's
serious contagion here. - The Bridge

We can assume that there's serious contagion here.

Over the weekend, negative
sentiment spread all over. - The Bridge

Over the weekend, negative sentiment spread all over.

What prevents runs on a whole bunch
more banks next week? Unclear. - The Bridge

What prevents runs on a whole bunch more banks next week? Un...

It's never great - The Bridge

It's never great

What are we doing to prepare?
Do we have enough liquidity? - The Bridge

What are we doing to prepare? Do we have enough liquidity?

We had to make sure our
customers trusted us, - The Bridge

We had to make sure our customers trusted us,

We have the earnings that allow
us to connect, to interact, - The Bridge

We have the earnings that allow us to connect, to interact,

We specialize to be that financial
bridge between East and West. - The Bridge

We specialize to be that financial bridge between East and W...

We have a purpose and we can
make a difference to the world. - The Bridge

We have a purpose and we can make a difference to the world.

Immigrants have always played a
vital role in American history, - The Bridge

Immigrants have always played a vital role in American histo...

Fifty years ago, Chinese
Americans were denied loans. - The Bridge

Fifty years ago, Chinese Americans were denied loans.

In response, eight brave individuals
from Chinatown took action, - The Bridge

In response, eight brave individuals from Chinatown took act...

It's always astounding to see the
vast distances that people travel - The Bridge

It's always astounding to see the vast distances that p...

Chinese started coming to the Americas
beginning in the 16th and 17th century. - The Bridge

Chinese started coming to the Americas beginning in the 16th...

Both were house servants for white
families who had moved into the area. - The Bridge

Both were house servants for white families who had moved in...

Los Angeles itself was
really the Wild West. - The Bridge

Los Angeles itself was really the Wild West.

So in 1870, it's
about 5000 people. - The Bridge

So in 1870, it's about 5000 people.

And of that 5000, there
are around 200 Chinese. - The Bridge

And of that 5000, there are around 200 Chinese.

In October of 1871,
there is some gunfire, - The Bridge

In October of 1871, there is some gunfire,

After the railroad
is constructed, - The Bridge

After the railroad is constructed,

And when you add the unemployed Chinese,
suddenly there are not enough jobs. - The Bridge

And when you add the unemployed Chinese, suddenly there are ...

This is what ignites the period
called the "Driving Out," - The Bridge

This is what ignites the period called the "Driving Out...

So all of this is sort of gradually
leading up to the Exclusion Act of 1882. - The Bridge

So all of this is sort of gradually leading up to the Exclus...

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
starts to set in motion certain things. - The Bridge

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 starts to set in motion ce...

First of all, it
really again just takes - The Bridge

First of all, it really again just takes

You know, makes
it a national law. - The Bridge

You know, makes it a national law.

It's really a matter of digging
deep and looking and understanding - The Bridge

It's really a matter of digging deep and looking and un...

And by the '50s, many felt positively
about being able to buy their own land. - The Bridge

And by the '50s, many felt positively about being able ...

There had been restrictive
covenants that prevented Chinese - The Bridge

There had been restrictive covenants that prevented Chinese

I grew up a block away
from skid row in San Diego. - The Bridge

I grew up a block away from skid row in San Diego.

Because of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the
Chinese were not able to buy property. - The Bridge

Because of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Chinese were not a...

And in order for us to be able
to be a cohesive community, - The Bridge

And in order for us to be able to be a cohesive community,

In those days, money was
hard for these families. - The Bridge

In those days, money was hard for these families.

Christmas was not
filled with gifts. - The Bridge

Christmas was not filled with gifts.

Children did not get
toys in those days. - The Bridge

Children did not get toys in those days.

I think that the average Chinese
American just want a roof over their head - The Bridge

I think that the average Chinese American just want a roof o...

Money is just the tool
that helps you get there. - The Bridge

Money is just the tool that helps you get there.

Hi, I'm Ben Lee, retired
LAPD supervisor detective. - The Bridge

Hi, I'm Ben Lee, retired LAPD supervisor detective.

I spent 12 years working in
the Chinese American community - The Bridge

I spent 12 years working in the Chinese American community

You know, before we had legal banking,
back then, there was no banks. - The Bridge

You know, before we had legal banking, back then, there was ...

It was very difficult to get and borrow
money and use it to help your family. - The Bridge

It was very difficult to get and borrow money and use it to ...

Mainstream banks couldn't serve
the growing Chinatown community, - The Bridge

Mainstream banks couldn't serve the growing Chinatown c...

My father, he was
a great collector. - The Bridge

My father, he was a great collector.

When he passed away,
I had boxes and boxes - The Bridge

When he passed away, I had boxes and boxes

My father was
Gilbert Lester Leong - The Bridge

My father was Gilbert Lester Leong

So right now, we're looking
at papers and documents - The Bridge

So right now, we're looking at papers and documents

We're looking at promotional flyers
that was being created at the time - The Bridge

We're looking at promotional flyers that was being crea...

I think that he took that
trust very seriously, - The Bridge

I think that he took that trust very seriously,

The idea of a savings and loan
is not new to Chinese people. - The Bridge

The idea of a savings and loan is not new to Chinese people.

He built it for his community
to grow and prosper. - The Bridge

He built it for his community to grow and prosper.

We have grown and
it has been good. - The Bridge

We have grown and it has been good.

I think it's important that we look
back at Chinese American history - The Bridge

I think it's important that we look back at Chinese Ame...

One of the best ways to keep
the memory and the history alive - The Bridge

One of the best ways to keep the memory and the history aliv...

Long before F. Chow
Chan opened a bank, - The Bridge

Long before F. Chow Chan opened a bank,

All these people like this
gentleman here, Edgar, - The Bridge

All these people like this gentleman here, Edgar,

What makes our products
different from everybody else - The Bridge

What makes our products different from everybody else

It's basically our sponge
cake, if you wanna touch it. - The Bridge

It's basically our sponge cake, if you wanna touch it.

Basically, you know, I had
to standardize everything. - The Bridge

Basically, you know, I had to standardize everything.

And then, when I did that, I
changed everything into percentages. - The Bridge

And then, when I did that, I changed everything into percent...

You know, just mixing and things
didn't come out the way I wanted it to. - The Bridge

You know, just mixing and things didn't come out the wa...

When you turn 12, you
ended up here on weekends. - The Bridge

When you turn 12, you ended up here on weekends.

I just worry about, you know,
like, if I can get the product out - The Bridge

I just worry about, you know, like, if I can get the product...

Growing up, he was
busy a lot of the time, - The Bridge

Growing up, he was busy a lot of the time,

It was about what needed to
be brought to the community - The Bridge

It was about what needed to be brought to the community

So yeah, it's quite a legacy. - The Bridge

So yeah, it's quite a legacy.

In 1973, East West opens its
headquarters in Los Angeles, Chinatown, - The Bridge

In 1973, East West opens its headquarters in Los Angeles, Ch...

In those very early days,
Chinatown was still so small. - The Bridge

In those very early days, Chinatown was still so small.

And again, you have this kind
of altruistic group of people. - The Bridge

And again, you have this kind of altruistic group of people.

Yes, it's a bank, but people
have this kind of vision of: - The Bridge

Yes, it's a bank, but people have this kind of vision o...

It's very much about those
personal relationships, - The Bridge

It's very much about those personal relationships,

And that's why
this is so unique, - The Bridge

And that's why this is so unique,

Kellogg was part-time
president until 1983. - The Bridge

Kellogg was part-time president until 1983.

His interest was working
with the brokers, - The Bridge

His interest was working with the brokers,

So one by one, it grows so fast. - The Bridge

So one by one, it grows so fast.

At that time, most
of the directors, - The Bridge

At that time, most of the directors,

So they all wanted
to sell the bank. - The Bridge

So they all wanted to sell the bank.

As the needs of
Chinatown evolved, - The Bridge

As the needs of Chinatown evolved,

My mom was a tailor and my dad
started driving a school bus. - The Bridge

My mom was a tailor and my dad started driving a school bus.

For a person like my
mom who worked all day, - The Bridge

For a person like my mom who worked all day,

Someone said, "Oh, Dominic,
you work too hard." - The Bridge

Someone said, "Oh, Dominic, you work too hard."

If anything I learned from her is more
like obligation and responsibility. - The Bridge

If anything I learned from her is more like obligation and r...

You know, when people
hire you to do the job, - The Bridge

You know, when people hire you to do the job,

My parents felt very
strongly that America, - The Bridge

My parents felt very strongly that America,

"Dominic, you should go to
where your brother was." - The Bridge

"Dominic, you should go to where your brother was."...

However, I just thought that
that was the right thing to do. - The Bridge

However, I just thought that that was the right thing to do.

He came over to Houston,
Texas to go to college. - The Bridge

He came over to Houston, Texas to go to college.

I was a freshman
and he was a senior. - The Bridge

I was a freshman and he was a senior.

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Fifty years ago, our country grappled with discrimination that profoundly impacted minority communities. In Los Angeles, neighborhood leaders united to challenge these barriers by establishing a community-focused bank, aiming to d...

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Director: Evan Jackson Leong

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Production: Arowana Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

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Released: 27 May 2024

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Homepage: https://thebridge-film.com/