Karen Cho is a Chinese-Canadian documentary filmmaker in

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, Canada. Her credits include the 2004

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(NFB) documentary ''In The Shadow Of Gold Mountain'', documenting the effects of the Chinese Exclusion Act in Canada; the 2009 InformAction documentary ''Seeking Refuge''; and the 2012 NFB documentary '' Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada'', which was named best documentary at the

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. After graduating from the

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, Cho made ''In The Shadow Of Gold Mountain'' at the NFB via a program for emerging filmmakers of colour.

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Karen Cho
at the English-Language Arts Network, "Recognizing Artists: Enfin Visibles!" Project
Karen Cho
at the Asian Canadian Wiki
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