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Children of blessing : opportunity for China's minorities /

China's Lahu minority has for centuries lived in the Yunnan hills bordering Burma. The hills have kept the Lahu safe and secluded but also poor and malnourished. Now forty-six ten-year old Lahu girls are sent to an elite Chinese primary school where they will learn to speak Chinese and enter ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films Media Group, Journeyman Pictures (Great Britain)
Other Authors: Keeley, Brian (Media producer) (Producer), Jiang, Xueqin (Director, Screenwriter)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Subjects:
Children > China > Yunnan Sheng > Social conditions.
Lahu (Asian people) > Social conditions.
Lahu (Asian people) > Education.
China > Ethnic relations.
Child development > China.
Educational films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
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Summary:China's Lahu minority has for centuries lived in the Yunnan hills bordering Burma. The hills have kept the Lahu safe and secluded but also poor and malnourished. Now forty-six ten-year old Lahu girls are sent to an elite Chinese primary school where they will learn to speak Chinese and enter mainstream Chinese society. Can the girls do well at the school yet maintain their cultural identity?
Item Description:Item#: BVL49983
"07-22-13 ABG."--Disc surface.
Originally released as documentary in 2005.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (47 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Music, Chan Wai Fat.