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Chapter 9 – East and Southeast Asia

One Child Nation (2019, Length: 1:29:00) (Streaming)

A documentary exploring the fallout of China’s “one-child policy” and the subsequent policy revisions. Please note that this film explores topics of infanticide as well as forced abortion and sterilization. Connects with discussions of China in this chapter and with the topic of population geography in Chapter 8.

Nuclear Meltdown Disaster NOVA (2015, Length: 2016) (Available through Films on Demand)

A minute-by-minute investigation of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear crisis. Connects with section 9.2.

Trekking the Great Wall National Geographic (2011, Length: 50:00) (Streaming, Or view short clip on YouTube below)

Though dated, this exceptional documentary follows the travels of British writer and historian William Lindesay as he travels along China’s Great Wall. Connects with section 9.3.

Ugly History: The Khmer Rouge Murders by TED-Ed (2022, Length: 6:32)

A brief video discussing the genocide in Cambodia perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge. Connects with section 9.4.

The Secret State of North Korea PBS Frontline (2014, Length: 53:41) (Streaming)

A gripping documentary that uses undercover footage to show what life is really like for people living in North Korea. Connects with section 9.4.

 

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