Taiwan, immigrant life becomes a TV show
Taipei (
AsiaNews) - A television show chronicling the life of immigrants to Taiwan and
help people understand customs and traditions of distant peoples . This
is the aim of the project launched by the University Shih Hsin : 35
documentaries, filmed by as many immigrant students , which will be broadcast
by a public television channel in the cities of Taipei and New Taipei.
The
initiative was launched by university professors who have encouraged students
to film moments of privacy over the summer. Longtai
Chen (陈 隆泰) , a student of
Vietnamese mother , said he was " very happy to show the differences and
similarities of my family life to that of my peers ."
Lingxing
(玲 星) , his classmate , adds:
"We also had the opportunity to learn how to make quality films with the
help of experts, and this will help us in our activities and perhaps also for
our future professions " .
The
families of the students come from Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Poland ,
Vietnam and Mainland China. The
filmed moments mostly involve preparing meals with the typical dishes of each
country , the stories told to children by their parents and the typical songs
sung mostly by mothers , such as lullabies to lull the children to sleep.
One
family consists of a Thai mother, Taiwanese father and five children , the
eldest of which is in his first year of college : "For me it was a
challenge in the beginning to film my little brothers , but then I enjoyed it a
lot and also my parents have appreciated being able to share something so
interesting which can be a typical day of a young family with young children . To
do a good job but I had to film for two months, because when I went to edited
it I thought the material was never good enough . "
Students
with parents from mainland China instead are mainly attracted by the family traditions
of their Taiwanese classmates: in two episodes show the preparation of a
typical Amis dinner and history of the banana rice ( glutinous rice combined
with pieces of
banana) in the tribes Truku .
For
teachers, authors of the project , this can be an effective way to raise
awareness of the different traditions . Professor
Hu Lingjen (湖 玲 仁) states as the main theme of the series
is " dreams " and as in any family , " there are treasures of
traditions which, if made known , can enrich mutual understanding and sharing
of ideals and projects by of
young students . "
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