Reverses the traditional story of the ethnic child assimilated into Western culture by placing a ten-year-old white girl into a new cultural environment - a Chinese neighbourhood. Conveys the mystery, threat and strangeness of the “new” community as experienced by the girl. Suitable for upper primary level.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506890
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → East and west
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Language and culture
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → East and west
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Assimilation (Sociology)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture conflict
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → East and west
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Prejudices
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and culture
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Prejudices
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)