Item 2019-038/001(07) - Jeopardy

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Jeopardy

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  • Moving images

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2019-038/001(07)

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  • 14 Mar. 1992 (Creation)

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1 video file (30 min., 24 sec. ; 13.3 GB) : MOV, col., sd.

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Item consists of a Japanese-Indian family's home movie of children playing Jeopardy.

Project and donor(s) contributed description follows: "We’re in a suburban backyard in Ottawa, ON and it’s summer time in 1984. Sonia, age 4 and her younger sister, age 2 are playing with a swing set and an inflatable tipi likely from Canadian Tire. The inflatable has a small hole to pop your head in, and has imagery of the trope of the "Indian" and the "cowboy." This was strange for Sonia to see when revisiting the footage, because this type of imagery likely wouldn’t be sold anymore.

She and her sister are singing songs in Japanese (her mother’s mother tongue) and Marathi (her father’s mother tongue). The Japanese songs are ones she still recalls and sings to her own children. The Marathi songs are familiar, and Sonia recalls her father teaching them to her, but she doesn’t remember their titles, or know what they mean.

Sonia grew up in Ottawa, and moved to Toronto as an adult. Although she was the minority in school as one of two non-white children, she doesn’t remember feeling out of place. Her parents said that other children called her "blacky" but she doesn’t recall this happening.

In relation to Home Made Visible, Sonia says, "The process of drawing out pieces of history and indicating its value, [and] that it deserves to be preserved is incredible""

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  • English

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Digital copy available. Email archives@yorku.ca for access.

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Migrated from DVD.

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yul:1152737

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Final

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Full

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2020/01/24 KCP. Created.

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  • English

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