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abortion
INDONESIA
Indonesia's Doctor of Happiness (30
minutes)
Dr. Suyono travels about promoting small families. Abortions are illegal in
Indonesia and the government promotes birth control through economic incentives.
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addiction
CHINA
Nova: Can China Kick the Habit?
(55
minutes)
Introduced by former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everitt Coop, video examines China's
experience with tobacco and the current effort to reduce addiction. Program looks at
the popularity of foreign brands and the effort to expand market share. Originally
produced in 1989, broadcast in 1994. Raises excellent questions about the ethics of increasing US exports of tobacco while trying to curtail its use by Americans.
[PBS]
JAPAN
Hidden Japan, The (25 minutes)
Produced by Maryknoll Media. Looks at Japanese outcasts: homeless, drug
addicts, and alcoholics. Follows the efforts of Maryknoll missionaries and
Japanese volunteers to address these social problems.
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DOCTORS
CHINA
Beyond the Clouds (240 minutes)
Investigates life in Lijiang, a Naxi minority region of Yunnan province.
Follows
police investigation of a murder, the activities of an independent businessman, the effort of a college teacher to help her handicapped daughter, and the concerns of a doctor
that his practice be continued. Fascinating, but clearly teachers will need to select
short segments for presentation to the class.
[NG and PBS]
To Taste A Hundred Herbs (1986)
Examines the life and work of a Catholic doctor in Long Bow.
[LB]
INDONESIA
Indonesia's Doctor of Happiness (30
minutes)
Dr. Suyono travels about promoting small families. Abortions are illegal in
Indonesia and the government promotes birth control through economic incentives.
[CC]
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FAMily
planning
CHINA
Nova: China's Only Child (1987)
(55 minutes)
British production which examines how China's one-child family policy is carried out in
Changzhou, a southern city. Includes interviews with officials and others.
Excellent.
[PBS]
INDONESIA
Indonesia's Doctor of Happiness (30
minutes)
Dr. Suyono travels about promoting small families. Abortions are illegal in
Indonesia and the government promotes birth control through economic incentives.
[CC]
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medicine
CHINA
Beyond the Clouds (240 minutes)
Investigates life in Lijiang, a Naxi minority region of Yunnan province.
Follows
police investigation of a murder, the activities of an independent businessman, the effort of a college teacher to help her handicapped daughter, and the concerns of a doctor
that his practice be continued. Fascinating, but clearly teachers will need to select
short segments for presentation to the class.
[NG and PBS]
Felix Greene's One Man's China
This is a 1973 series, one of the first to come from China. They are on 16 mm film
and are 25 minutes in length. They
reflect the sort of generous view held by many Western progressives about China during the
Cultural Revolution. Series include:
-A Great Treasure House--Medicine in China
-Eight or Nine in the Morning
-Friendship First, Competition Second
-One Nation, Many Peoples
-Self-Reliance
-The People's Army
-The People's Communes
<At one time these
were available from Kent State University. Unfortunately KSU has closed its rental
unit.>
To Taste A Hundred Herbs (1986)
Examines the life and work of a Catholic doctor in Long Bow.
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mental
health
CHINA
Heart of the Dragon, The
Produced by Peter Montagnon and a British film crew in 1981-1983 and originally broadcast
in the US in 1985, this twelve hour series features outstanding looks at everyday life in
rural and urban China. The crew had remarkable access and examined the full
range of human activity. Programs include:
-Remembering (interaction
between tradition and modernity in today's China)
-Eating (agriculture, food,
festivals), Living (village life)
-Believing (Confucianism, Buddhism, and
Daoism's persistence in China)
-Caring (mental health treatment)
-Marrying (rural marriage, ceremonies, and
celebrations)
-Mediating (divorce)
-Working (industrial labor)
-Correcting (law, courts, and punishment)
-Creating (art, music)
-Understanding (science, ecology)
-Trading
(economic development, foreign trade)
Though some segments are a bit dated
(particularly those dealing with economic matters), this remains the best
comprehensive series on contemporary China. A series of 26 half-hour lessons has been recently constructed from the original
programs along with new presentations from specialists. This series is called
"The Chinese." [PBS]
The University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies has published
two editions of
"The
Chinese" to accompany the series and there are also student and teacher guides
available.
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