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The Bridge

Hi, I'm Ben Lee, retiredLAPD supervisor detective

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

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Hi, I'm Ben Lee, retired LAPD supervisor detective.
Duration
5 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:06
Uploaded
Apr 08, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Arowana Films

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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...
I spent 12 years working in the Chinese American community - The Bridge 00:06
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 00:07
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 00:05
It was very difficult to get and borrow money and use it to ...
Mainstream banks couldn't serve the growing Chinatown community, - The Bridge 00:12
Mainstream banks couldn't serve the growing Chinatown c...
My father, he was a great collector. - The Bridge 00:05
My father, he was a great collector.
When he passed away, I had boxes and boxes - The Bridge 00:11
When he passed away, I had boxes and boxes
My father was Gilbert Lester Leong - The Bridge 00:15
My father was Gilbert Lester Leong
So right now, we're looking at papers and documents - The Bridge 00:10
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 00:09
We're looking at promotional flyers that was being crea...
I think that he took that trust very seriously, - The Bridge 00:09
I think that he took that trust very seriously,
The idea of a savings and loan is not new to Chinese people. - The Bridge 00:06
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 00:07
He built it for his community to grow and prosper.
We have grown and it has been good. - The Bridge 00:05
We have grown and it has been good.
I think it's important that we look back at Chinese American history - The Bridge 00:10
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 00:15
One of the best ways to keep the memory and the history aliv...
Long before F. Chow Chan opened a bank, - The Bridge 00:08
Long before F. Chow Chan opened a bank,
All these people like this gentleman here, Edgar, - The Bridge 00:08
All these people like this gentleman here, Edgar,
What makes our products different from everybody else - The Bridge 00:07
What makes our products different from everybody else
It's basically our sponge cake, if you wanna touch it. - The Bridge 00:05
It's basically our sponge cake, if you wanna touch it.
Basically, you know, I had to standardize everything. - The Bridge 00:06
Basically, you know, I had to standardize everything.