Re: Mardi Gras: Made in China

["Daniel F. Vukovich" <dfvukov@ucsc.edu>]

HI David,

You might also contact our list-member Yan Hairong, who works on making 
these types of connections b/w capital, etc and the lives of women workers 
and migrant laborers.

best,
Dan

At 03:43 PM 5/4/2004, Stephen E Philion wrote:
>Han Deqiang would be the best person to interview in China.
>Martin Hart-Landsberg in the US would be quite good to interview.
>
>steve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: david@calleymedia.org
>Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2004 1:57 pm
>Subject: Re: Mardi Gras: Made in China
>
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > I am new to this list. I'm writing to post a question regardiong a
> > > documentary that I'm making called Mardi Gras: Made in China.
> > The film
> > > follows the production of Mardi Gras beads from the factory in
> > Fuzhou> to the festival in New Orleans, and on to the streets of
> > Baghdad, where
> > > US soldiers exchange them during a Carnival. I need to interview
> > > someone about the IMF/WB's involvement in China since 1979 (even
> > though> they were negotiating prior to 1979), special economic
> > zones in Fuzhou,
> > > and the trnasformation to a "free market" economic system.
> > Ultimately,> I'm interested in connecting these structural
> > economic conditions to
> > > the personal lives of workers who tell their stories in my
> > documentary.> They are four teenage women who come form rural
> > locations. If someone
> > > knows someone who lives in or near NYC who can assist me, please
> > put me
> > > in contact with them. Thanks for your help -- I've been working
> > on this
> > > film for four years by myself and am tired, worn-out. I need
> > guidance.> The completion date is June 15, 2004.  David
> >
> >
> >
> >


Daniel F. Vukovich
Visiting Humanities Scholar
Kresge College
University of California -- Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95064