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Reunion 1998: Chinese family dream
Reproduced courtesy of australianscreen online | Resource title: Reunion 1998: Chinese family dream Digital resource identifier: R7197 Resource description Stage of schooling: Upper Primary CCE focus: Citizenship in a Democracy |
Context
Students are able to explore how the Wang family upheld both core Australian values as well as those of a Chinese family, exploring the various layers of Australian identity. The clip also provides the opportunity to consider Australia’s ongoing connection with Asia, highlighting the importance the media in North Asian countries placed on David Wang’s success as a councillor.
Opportunities for Civics and Citizenship learning
‘Reunion 1998: Chinese family dream’ provides opportunities for students to:
explore Chinese and Australian values, including similarities and differences between the two
research how and why people migrate to Australia
consider whether there is a need for immigration to Australia
find out about current policy around immigration in Australia
consider what issues there might be for new immigrants in Australia, particularly in terms of identity.
Ideas for the classroom
Show the film clip to students, then ask them to discuss how David Wang has contributed to Australian society.
Explain to students that they are going to write a newspaper article about David Wang becoming a Melbourne city councillor and the importance of immigration to Australia.
Organise students into small groups to discuss what could be included in the article, and where they might be able to find further information about immigration to help inform their article. Ask them to take notes that might help them with their article.
Show the clip once more so that students may add to their notes.
Allow some time for students to carry out some further research about immigration, and then ask them to write their articles.
Complete the activity by asking some students to read their articles.