Author Archives: Li Yu

Today we heard another round of excellent presentations on the following topics: Social Issues & Hong Kong Films Slower Upward Mobility of Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong Asia Financial Crisis Stephen Chow’s Style of Humor Public Housing in Hong Kong: … Continue reading →

Today is the first day for students to present on their final research projects. We heard several well-prepared presentations on the following topics: Memory of Ip Man in Hong Kong Films Gender Roles in Jin Yong’s Martial Arts Fiction Migrant Workers … Continue reading →

The worst fear of a travel course trip leader is illness, not his or her own, but of the students. I must have hit the jackpot, having two students (out of a total of eight) who have fallen ill in … Continue reading →

Today and tomorrow are research days for the students. Professor Annie Chan, Associate Dean and Director of the Social Sciences Undergraduate Programme at Lingnan who has been a huge supporter of this joint course, took time out of her busy … Continue reading →

Visiting the Shenzhen Qianhai 前海 Exhibition Hall It would be really nice if the new futuristic city Qianhai, a special economic zone within a special economic zone (Shenzhen), could be turned into reality in 2020. Learning more about the Qianhai … Continue reading →

Today was the last day for lectures and discussions. The students shared their observations of the Hong Kong lifestyle. Each of them also did a 3-minute mini-presentation to talk about the research projects that they would like to work on. … Continue reading →

How does language help to form one’s self-identity? Is language an important marker of cultural identity? If a Caucasian man has the residence permit in HK and knows HK inside out, including speaking Cantonese, and he identifies himself as a Hong Konger, … Continue reading →

The morning discussions were centered around Eileen Chang’s 張愛玲 classic “Love in a Fallen City” 傾城之戀, a story set in 1940’s Hong Kong. The learning buddies also discussed the difficult topic of “love.” In the afternoon, no students signed up for … Continue reading →

What role does food play in a city’s cultural identity? How does food become part of one’s individual identity? Does food bring people together or is it exclusionist? Today the students offered multiple ways of interpreting Postcolonial Affairs with Food and … Continue reading →

An afternoon field trip to the Chunking Mansions followed a discussion of Wong Kar-Wai’s classic Chunking Express in the morning. I was struck by how the local Hong Kong students all characterize Chungking Mansions as an “unsafe” space and their … Continue reading →