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In her three films, Double Happiness, Drive, She Said, and Long Life, Happiness, and Prosperity, Shum uses a comedic approach to depict the Chinese Canadian family in multicultural Canada.

She says that as a Chinese immigrant, she uses humour to characterize society in general.

Shum ’ s films often features ironic, discontented young women that want to leave home for something better.

In her films, Shum characterizes home as being a place of conflict, boredom, and disappointment.

Her depiction of familial negotiations ensure conflicts for her protagonists.