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The Bridge

My father, he wasa great collector

My father, he was
a great collector

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My father, he was a great collector.
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:06:58
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...
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...
Growing up, he was busy a lot of the time, - The Bridge 00:10
Growing up, he was busy a lot of the time,