Green Gold Land | L.A. Times Short Docs

This interesting documentary (Green Gold land) might interest ImmigrationProf blog readers:   “Two Chinese immigrants hope for a brighter future in the cannabis cultivation industry, but their journey unfolds bitterly. . . . In `Green Gold Land,’ we follow Ho Shi-Cheng, a cannabis grower, who travels to Oklahoma to teach other Chinese immigrants how to cultivate the plant. We also feature another immigrant from California, who lost his savings trying to get started in the business.

Many Asians we spoke to in Oklahoma have been in the United States for decades, but live on the economic margins and aren’t fluent in English. For them, the hope of riches in the cannabis industry hasn’t materialized. There are no winners in this story. And yet, we found perseverance even in the face of failure. This film is not only about cannabis. It is about immigrants struggling to have a shot at the American dream.

This documentary is the first part of [an] investigative reporting project in association with the Investigative Reporting Program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.”

KJ