Migration

The Way He Is

By Wong Chau Nog

Hong Kong is an entrepot. To some, it is their planned terminal; To some, getting stranded, have to stop here; To some, it is their transit; To some, unwillingly, they have to leave…


From Macau to Hong Kong

By Szeto Pui Yan

This project reflects the personal story of a Macau citizen, Shirley, who migrated to Hong Kong 24 years ago due to the marriage with her husband who has been living in Hong Kong. She has been working as a tailor and she finds life in Hong Kong very busy.


Moving Forward, Looking Back

By Chen Liyi

Waves of Chinese emigration in the bygone colonial days of Hong Kong under British rule have resulted in young generations of overseas-born Chinese coming back today to re-connect with their ancestry and heritage.


English, Mandarin or Cantonese

By Yoonji Choi

The Korean migrants usually cannot speak Cantonese even though they have lived in Hong Kong for many years. It is because Korean parents prefer to send their children to international schools rather than local schools.


An African Hairstylist

By Julia Chen Lizhu

Cynthia is a hair stylist from Ghana. As a black, she would experience misunderstanding and stereotypes from this city. Even though, she has managed to live with it and remains an open mind to people from all over the world.


From Buddha to Hong Kong

By Tae Ho Terry Kim

Reverend Cho Sang Do comes to Hong Kong to spread the words of Buddha through Won Buddhism, an indigenous religion to Korea.

 


Early Filipino in Hong Kong and Her Later Business

By Michelle Ma Yuping

Lydia came to HK as early as 1979 from Philippine with little knowledge in Cantonese or English. She self learned English and successfully supported her whole family for 20 years. Retiring from physical labor, Lydia’s opening a small grocery as shelter for her Philippine friends.


A Mainland Christian in Hong Kong

By Wenwen Qian

Every year, more than one thousand students from mainland come to Hong Kong for undergraduate study. Some of them lead a religious life here different from they experienced at their hometowns. Catherine Qi is one of them.


Cantonese = Guong Dong Wa

By Wu Kam Tin Sabrina

Language barrier is one of the most serious problem foreigners in Hong Kong face. Hong Kong has its own dialect, Cantonese, which is seen as the most difficult dialect in China. How Philipino maids learn to speak this unique language to cope with their jobs?


Hockey: A Sport, A Dream, A Door to Life

By Yeung Hoi Kei

A group of ethnic minorities learn and play hockey in the basketball court. They have never won a match. But they have met many new friends, and kept striving for their dreams.


Kids with Courage, Kids with Dreams

By Wong Joy Yee Joyce

Muna, a 15-year-old Nepalese girl who has been in Hong Kong for a year, is determined to learn Cantonese to help enhance the communication among ethnic minorities and local citizens.