The Island Fish Pond
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2014.2.17
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: 1 Film reel (color sound; 468 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: Edited film explores adaptation to modernity when the community of Tai A  Chau, represented by the Landlord Chan, buys land to build a freshwater fishpond. Shown are negotiations with government representatives as the community seeks economic development and the sole holdouts of Mr. and Mrs. Lok. FIlmed by Richard Chen and George Chang.

Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Government programs ; Economic development