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Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Rice paddy field, agricultural workers, sugar cane field, and of the Mazu festival.

Part of Stories of East and South East Asia.

Footage of a rice paddy field, agricultural workers, sugar cane field, and of the Mazu festival. Video edited from original source tape to isolate supplemental footage (B-roll).

Program

Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan

Title

Rice paddy field, agricultural workers, sugar cane field, and of the Mazu festival.

Program Description

Weaving personal testimonies with rare archival film, this documentary examines the forces that have shaped the past and present of the tiny island 90 miles off the shores of China -- forces that continue to make Taiwan vulnerable to major power confrontations in the near future. The rare footage -- carefully stored and preserved over the years in a major film archive in Taiwan -- is a critical element of this program, which begins in 1895 as the Sino-Japanese war was ending in victory for Japan.

Duration

00:13:08

Asset Type

Raw Footage

Media Type

Video

Subjects

Agriculture and Farming

Peoples of East Asia

Employment and Labor

Nature

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Global Affairs

Creators

Vecchione, Judith (Producer)

Wren, Deborah (Narrator)

Publication Information

WGBH Educational Foundation

Citation

Chicago: “Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Rice paddy field, agricultural workers, sugar cane field, and of the Mazu festival.,” GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_6A5710502E224FE1B6CFAAB01EDD1131.

MLA: “Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Rice paddy field, agricultural workers, sugar cane field, and of the Mazu festival..” GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_6A5710502E224FE1B6CFAAB01EDD1131>.

APA: Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Rice paddy field, agricultural workers, sugar cane field, and of the Mazu festival.. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_6A5710502E224FE1B6CFAAB01EDD1131