Pui Chan: Kung Fu Pioneer

The documentary follows Pui Chan, a Chinese immigrant, through the kung fu training that the film frames as the vehicle for hard work and perseverance on the way to the American dream. The synopsis credits him as the pioneer who first brought traditional kung fu from China to the United States.

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• Directed and produced by Mimi Chan, released in 2012, running 1 hour 25 minutes.
• Follows Pui Chan’s journey as a Chinese immigrant, with kung fu training as the thread connecting hard work to the American dream.
• Credits Pui Chan as the pioneer who first brought traditional kung fu from China to the United States.
• Tagged under migration, identity and inter-cultural relations, alongside the other United States-set stories on the platform.
• Distributed by Culture Unplugged on a gift-economy model, no paywall, with the DVD sold directly through the producer.