For Immediate Release
Minden, Ontario
Thursday, February 29, 2024
10:00 AM
Release #24-14

Subject: Documentary Screening Event: "Under the Willow Tree" (1997)

Join us at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre and Haliburton County Public Library for a special screening of Under The Willow Tree (1997) at the Cultural Centre at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Admission is free. All ages are welcomed. The documentary is provided courtesy of the National Film Board (NFB).

This documentary follows the stories of the first Chinese women coming to Canada and the subsequent generations of Chinese Canadian women. We learn about these courageous women who left behind their families and girls who were shipped off to the New World to marry men they had never met. These are the women who fought against the many forms of racism they faced in Canada while, at the same time, challenging sexism within their own communities. By passing on language, culture, and values to their children, these women defined what it means to be Chinese Canadian.

The Cultural Centre is located at 176 Bobcaygeon Road, Minden, Ontario and is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Visit our township's social media for more info.: www.facebook.com/Township.Minden.Hills

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