Other Course Productions (For Inspo)

Final Technology Adventure Project

     I decided to do more a social science documentary, looking at the Filipino Canadian community, specifically the dynamics between immigrant parents and Canadian born children within my family. This was a topic that is of interest to me, because I always felt fluid in terms of my identity and what community (Canadian or Filipino) I associated with. Being born in Canada, and only taught by my parents to speak English makes it a barrier or hindrance when I am trying to make connections with other Filipino Canadians that I encounter in my life. Also, being a visible minority, whose first language is English and being heavily immersed in Canadian culture is always an interesting experience for me. 

     I interviewed 6 people—my dad, my brothers, myself, my mother in law, and my husband. My mother in law and husband are Indian, while my family is ethnically Filipino. I wanted to include their experience because at the end of my documentary I mention that not all experiences are the same, and that my dad’s immigrant experience is not the same for the wider narrative of immigration. From their responses, I was able to analyze it and see how they related to the research that I found. I chose to use iMovie as my technology tool for engaging with this documentary and idea. 

     This was a really engaging production for me, that I thoroughly enjoyed. I think that even if this is not worthy enough to be shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, to me, I feel proud enough of my work that I can say it’s TIFF worthy haha! I think that a project like this can be really enriching in a classroom for any cross-curricular topic such as geography, history, social science, science, mathematics, art, media literacy, language, etc.).

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References

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Filipino? canadian? striking a balance. (2012, Mar 03). Winnipeg Free PressRetrieved from http://ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/925847973?accountid=15182

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Kelly, P. (2014). Understanding intergenerational social mobility: Filipino youth in canada. (). Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy. Retrieved from Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database Retrieved from http://ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/docview/1507828175?accountid=15182

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Life of a Narrow Aisle Forklift Driver. (2015). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Bd5oxK73A

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Try not to cry challenge ✪ Emotional videos that will make you cry #4. (2016). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyA8Bq_ioT8 (2019, June 12). Retrieved February 10, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gApLZyA3BGA