China Dolls

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China Dolls

1998

0h 30m

2.7(3 votes)

Documentary

Overview

Aussie boys of Asian descent candidly discuss their status as a "minority within a minority".

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15 members

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Tony Ayres

Narrator / Self (archival footage)

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Andrew Kaw

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Chi-Kan Woo

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William Yang

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Andrew Wong

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Beng Eu

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Michael Camit

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Archie Lubrin

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Chilo Elinon

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Nadia Trinidad

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Hendra Umara

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Marcus Chan

China Girl

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Kelvin Ren

Young Tony

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Ben Wu

Teenage Tony

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Anthony Becker

Anzac

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