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

Mainstream banks couldn't servethe growing Chinatown community, so F. Chow Chan and seven...

Mainstream banks couldn't serve
the growing Chinatown community, so F. Chow Chan and seven others
founded East West Federal Savings

Full Transcript

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Mainstream banks couldn't serve the growing Chinatown community,
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so F. Chow Chan and seven others founded East West Federal Savings.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:41
Uploaded
Apr 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Arowana Films

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Movie Summary

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...
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.
And then, when I did that, I changed everything into percentages. - The Bridge 00:07
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 00:06
You know, just mixing and things didn't come out the wa...
When you turn 12, you ended up here on weekends. - The Bridge 00:05
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 00:09
I just worry about, you know, like, if I can get the product...