GOING BACK TO HER ROOTS

Costa Rican filmmaker explores her Chinese identity through her late grandmother's life

Descendants of Chinese immigrants in Latin America often straddle two cultures: the one they live in and the one their parents or grandparents brought with them.

For Nicole Chi Amen, a filmmaker in Costa Rica, this has meant a cultural journey deep into the life and culture of her grandmother, and her life far away from her home.

Chi is one of several filmmakers in Costa Rica who have set out to understand the cultural divide that has shaped their families and the challenges they overcame in the decades after emigrating from China to the Latin American country.