Hoy Fok and the Island School
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2014.2.16
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; 1,152 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 presents a 14-year-old boy who lives with his family on a fishing junk near a small island in Hong Kong territory. He reflects on his visit to an ancient harbor town, on his experiences in school, and on his future. The influence of his teacher, his parents, and the village headman on Hoy Fok's life and expectations is also shown. FIlmed by Richard Chen and George Chang.

Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Boats Chinese junks Hong Kong ; Domestic and family life ; Economic development ; Education