The film In the Shadow of Gold Mountain follows Karen Cho as she travels from Montreal to Vancouver to document the stories of the last surviving individuals who experienced the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act, a dark period in Canadian history that lasted from 1885 to 1947.
In the Shadow of Gold Mountain
The documentary In the Shadow of Gold Mountain explores the lives of the last remaining individuals who endured the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act, a painful era in Canadian history that spanned from 1885 to 1947.





