Miss Chinatown

Miss Chinatown juxtaposes the views of eight subjects against the background image of a beauty pageant the Miss ChineseVancouver 1996 The subjects are all full or part ethnic Chinese together they represent a diverse face of the ChineseCanadian community they present different perspectives on identity home sex and race The contestants are seen going through the paces in the cheongsan traditional side slit dress segment of the live television spectacle