‘Far East Deep South’ Shares Journey Of A Chinese Family Trying To Discover Their Ancestry In Mississippi

“Far East Deep South” airs on the World Channel on May 4.

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Chinese people in Mississippi? We don’t usually associate the two. A new documentary, however, tells the gripping story of Chinese immigrants in the Deep South through one family’s history.

“City Lights” host Lois Reitzes was joined by the filmmakers of “Far East Deep South,Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu. The film will premiere on the WORLD Channel documentary series “America ReFramed,” at 8 p.m. May 4.

Interview Highlights

What inspired the creation of the film: