Reverend Ma Seung: Canadian Presbyterian missionary and minister 1896 to 1934 (A Film by Dr. Alison Marshall)

Reverend Ma Seung: Canadian Presbyterian missionary and minister 1896 to 1934.

This short documentary film is based on the second chapter of my latest book, Cultivating Connections: The Making of Chinese Prairie Canada, published by UBC Press (2014). The film recounts the experiences of an early Chinese Canadian Presbyterian missionary, Ma Seung, who in 1896 became one of the first Chinese in Canada to convert to Christianity. The film also portrays his different experiences of racism in British Columbia and the legacy that he was able to achieve for the Chinese Canadian community in Winnipeg, Manitoba.