| Sewing Woman | |
| Director: | Arthur Dong |
| Producer: | Arthur Dong |
| Narrator: | Lisa Lu |
| Cinematography: | Arthur Dong |
| Editing: | Arthur Dong |
| Studio: | DeepFocus Productions |
| Distributor: | Third World Newsreel |
| Runtime: | 14 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Sewing Woman is a 1982 American short documentary film directed by Arthur Dong about one woman's journey to America, from an arranged marriage in old China to life in San Francisco. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short in 1984.[1] [2] [3]
Sewing Woman is an oral history of the filmmaker's mother, Zem Ping Dong, who immigrated from China and worked in San Francisco's garment industry for over thirty years.[1]