The invisible citizens of Hong Kong : art and stories of Vietnamese boatpeople / by Sophie Suk-Mun Law

Englisch

Hong Kong : Chinese University Press, 2014

xxi, 234 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212)

962-996-633-6

978-962-996-631-7

962-996-631-X

978-962-996-633-1

The Exodus

Arriving in Hong Kong

Life in the camps

Art as a language for unspeakable pain

Surving trauma

Hope and transcendence

Conclusion

Appendex 1: General statistics on Vietnamese Boatpeople

Appendix 2: Summary of damage of major typhoons and floods: 1978-1992

Appendix 3: Major events relevant to Vietnamese Boatpeople in Hong Kong

Appendix 4: Garden streams & 'Art in the Camp' Project

*Vietnamesen / Bootsflüchtling / Hongkong / Konzentrationslager / Exil / Malerei / Exilliteratur / Feldforschung

*Vietnamese diaspora -- Personal narratives -- History -- 20th century ; Boat people -- Personal narratives -- History -- Vietnam ; Boat people -- Personal narratives -- History -- China -- Hong Kong ; Refugees -- History -- 20th century -- China -- Hong Kong ; Vietnamese -- Social conditions -- China -- Hong Kong ; Art, Vietnamese -- China -- Hong Kong ; Art, Vietnamese ; Boat people ; Refugees ; Vietnamese diaspora ; Vietnamese -- Social conditions -- China -- Hong Kong -- Vietnam -- History -- Personal narratives

*Art, Vietnamese ; Art, Vietnamese / China / Hong Kong ; Boat people ; Boat people / Personal narratives / History / China / Hong Kong ; Boat people / Personal narratives / History / Vietnam ; Refugees ; Refugees / History / 20th century / China / Hong Kong ; Vietnamese / Social conditions / China / Hong Kong ; Vietnamese / Social conditions / China / Hong Kong / Vietnam / History / Personal narratives ; Vietnamese diaspora ; Vietnamese diaspora / Personal narratives / History / 20th century

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: DS796.H79

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 951.2500495922

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: LB 56460: LA-LC Ethnologie / LB 39000-LB 57730 Soziale und politische Organisation und Praxis / Hongkong, Macau

Provides a comprehensive review of the collective history of the Vietnamese boatpeople. Moreover, it intertwines historical archives with personal drawings created by the Vietnamese living in Hong Kong detention camps, recapping a collective memory with its human face.--Provided by publisher

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