Here is a link to the video I plan on using for my final presentation. As I will explain tomorrow, I plan on focusing on the changing role expected for a Chinese woman to play in her family (as a wife, mother, daughter-in-law).
Choose the Life that Fits You (2006) by Shirley Meng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Geeitqvi3lU
This video features a woman named Shirley Meng who’s dreams to be a career woman were “crushed by society’s expectations.” Growing up in the Mao era, she had expected to fulfill her dreams without any conflict, but after four years in college she was denied admittance to a professional academy because she was female. This occurred in 1982, a time when all of Mao’s revolution practices were shunned and frowned upon.
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Lauri Said:
on March 19, 2007 at 10:40 am
Corrie, this is so perfect! It touches on everything we’ve been talking about. Iwonder, though, if she would’ve faced the same decisions and dilemnas if she had stayed in China. Would she have been worse off? I know it’s bad to speculate, but I can relate to her being that I left college to start a family and watched as my husband advanced in his career and education while I waited tables for years. Still, if you aksed me if I regretted my decision, I would tell you no.
SF Said:
on March 22, 2007 at 4:48 pm
That’s indeed a compelling video. Have you had a look into the organization that produced it? It appears they were sponsored by the California Council for the Humanities. Quite interesting! – sf