Mother Tongue TV documentary series launches in Vancouver at Channel M

My friend Susan Poizner is a television director/producer who has succeeded with her goal of creating a series about the roles of women from different ethnic groups across Canada.

The Vancouver launch of Mother Tongue happens 7:30pm on Thursday, January 12th at the Vancouver Museum.

The launch will show two segments:  one about my
Vancouverite Mary Lee Chan who was born in Canada, sent back to China as a child, then she returned in 1947 to forge a life for herself and her family;

2nd segment features Japanese Canadian  Kimiko Murakami who was interned for 8 years in BC. 

The showing will be followed by a Q&A session with Susan Poizner, Mary Kitagawa, granddaughter of Kimiko Murakami, and me.
 
Channel M  has bought the series and will begin airing the series from Jan. 15, 2006, Sundays at 10 pm. 
 
Go to the website below to learn about the 13 Canadian ethnic women whose personal stories are told through the producer and director Susan Poizner.  www.mothertongue.ca

communities

Acadian
  • Francoise Marie Jacquelin: Lioness of Acadia
    African Canadian
  • Eliza Parker: Fighting for Freedom
    Algonquian/Eastern Woodlands
  • Lydia Charles: Healing Spirit, Embracing Change
    Chinese
  • Mary Lee Chan: Taking On City Hall
    Doukhobor
  • Anna Markova: Forgiveness in Exile
    Finn
  • Aina Wilen: Fighting for the Franchise
    Italian
  • Maria DiZio: Setting a Pattern for Success
    		•     Japanese
  • Kimiko Murakami: Triumph Over Internment
    Jewish
  • Sarah Mayoff: Enterprising Against the Odds
    Muslim
  • Roshan Jamal: Faith without Boundaries
    Rwandan
  • Juliet Karugahe: Between Two Worlds
    Ukrainian
  • Martha Bielish: Giving Rural Women a Voice
    Vietnamese
  • May Truong: Coasting on a Dream
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