Context Sections Outline: Hongkongers

1.       Summarize what you’ll be looking at in the object of the analysis section

 I have reconsidered the topic and identity to focus on the “Hongkonger,” a research project that will look at protest defending the Cantonese language, Hong Kong’s political autonomy, Hong Kong’s access to resources and political development including a move towards democracy. The object is a series of protests spanning from the begging of the post-colonial period of Hong Kong to the present day ranging from protests on politics, linguistic rights, and access to local resources. 

2.       A. Historical section

a.       Hong Kong’s British government – PURPOSE [to outline the state of Hong Kong BEFORE the transition period of Hong Kong's integration back to Mainland China in order to establish point A before explaining how we got to point B]

                                                               i.      Cultural, economic, and social development under British rule

b.       Transitioning from Britain to China - PURPOSE [to outline the transition period of Hong Kong's integration back to Mainland China in order to establish cause and origin for protest]

                                                               i.      Political change - outline what changes occurred in political policy

1.       Hong Kong’s status as a Special administrative region

2.       One country two systems

                                                             ii.      Integration Clash  - outline the three major sectors of protest 

1.       Democratic clash

a.       Context of the 1989 Tiananmen Democratic Protests and future influence

2.       Language/cultural clash

3.       Allocation of resources

                                                           iii.      Historical debate between linguistic differences

1.       “Cantonese is not a dialect”

3.       A. Rhetorical section

a.       Example of linguistic protest PURPOSE [to exemplify and analyze rhetoric in the three major sectors of integration issues between Hong Kong and China]

                                                               i.      “Pokémon- Pikachu name change protest”

                                                             ii.      Protest against University Professor – “Bastards and dogs”

1.       Analyze rhetoric of the small physical protest nature

2.       Analyze rhetoric of online forum protest

b.       Example of Resource allocation protest

                                                               i.      Anti-mainland births protest

                                                             ii.      Anti-Mainland Cars protest

1.       Analyze the physical occupation of hospital grounds as rhetoric

c.       Example of political protest

                                                               i.      Pro-democratic protest

1.       Umbrella Movement

                                                             ii.      Pro-Autonomy protest

1.       Series of small demonstrations