AUFS Taiwan Film Project
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2014.2.5
name: label: Collection Creator
content: American University (Washington, D.C.)
label: Collection Creator
content: Miller, Norman N., 1933-
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content: American University Field Staff Faces of Change collection
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content: American University Field Staff Faces of Change collection / Accession 2014-002
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 36 Film reels (color sound; 26,350 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Film outtakes from the American University Field Staff "Faces of Change" film series documenting Taiwanese farmers. Film footage documents farming practices, particularly rice; family life; and gender roles. Emphasis is placed on the challenges to their traditional lives by government programs, education, and economic development. The films "Chinese Farm Wife", "People are Many, Fields are Small", "A Rural Cooperative", "They Call Him 'Ah Kung'" and "Wet Culture Rice" were produced from this film project. Filmed by Richard Chen and Frank Tsai.

Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Farming ; Rice as a crop Asia ; Education ; Economic development