Behind the scenes: It was Kingston’s boss who sponsored and supported this dedicated teacher: Du Jichuan, a Chinese American

Jasmin 2022-01-01 08:02:43

In the second half of the film, the teachers and students used dozens of computers sponsored by a person named John Tu to edit their diaries into books, so "Street Diary" was born. This John Tu is Du Jichuan, the boss of Kingston (the world's number one memory brand).

Repost: In the movie "Street Diary", Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swann plays Guruville, a fledgling and ideal young teacher. She is responsible for guiding a group of violent and socially disadvantaged college freshmen. Through a set of ingenious teaching methods, Guruwell not only combines music and lively off-campus teaching, but also encourages children to write down their lives under the shadow of gang violence in diaries, and compare the history in the book with the past. The incident and their own experience compare their hearts to each other, allowing students to let go of their hatred and learn to be tolerant. The real-life diaries of students facing street violence and the threat of gangs are the basic structure of the book "Street Diary", and then become the main story line of the film "Street Diary".

Du Jichuan was moved by the tirelessness of these high school students, the spirit of learning from Guruwell, and the perseverance to grow up in the face of difficult environments. With the enthusiasm for giving back to the society, in addition to buying computers for students and providing various forms of sponsorship, it is not as good as traveling thousands of miles to read thousands of books. The Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz, Poland, and Bosnia, which was once ravaged by war.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of Kingston Technology Corporation. Kingston Technology Corporation, founded by overseas Chinese David Sun and Du Jichuan, has plans to carry out a series of charity and public welfare activities in China to help Chinese youth and other disadvantaged groups.

Information source http://www.kingston.com/china/press/2007/corporate/prc20070403.asp

About the movie "Street Diary":

1. Distributed by Paramount Pictures and MTV Music Station
2. Release date-United States: January 5, United Kingdom: March 2, Australia: March 22, Singapore: March 29, Malaysia: April 12, Thailand: April 26, Hong Kong: 5 October 10th, Taiwan: May 12th. (China, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines: the release date has not been determined)
3. Oscar-winning actress Hillary Swank (Hillary Swank) leads the starring role
4. Director and screenwriter: Richard LaGravenese (Richard LaGravenese). Producer: Danny DeVito (Danny DeVito).
5. Behind the scenes of the film:
* The film took six years to shoot.
* At that time, a total of 150 student diaries were assembled and published. The film is inspired by the stories of 4-5 children.
* This group of students are not only familiar with the famous book "Anne Frank" (Anne Frank), but also studied "Zlata's Diary" (Zlata's Diary): a 14-year-old girl named Sarata (Zalta) recorded her The real life story of surviving the Bosnian civil war. The students were deeply moved and inspired by this story, and Sarata later flew to Los Angeles to meet the students.
* The subsequent development of the confiscated film: One year after graduation, Erin Gruwell took the children to visit the Osbitz Nazi concentration camp in Poland, Bosnia and the former residence of Anne Frank, and saw it with his own eyes Scenes that have appeared in the book. The director originally intended to film this wonderful follow-up development, but later gave up because it didn't match the plot of the film.
* The "Freedom Writers" (Freedom Writers) program has continued to expand and expanded. Guruville is promoting experimental teaching programs across the United States to guide teachers to inspire children through diversified channels and teaching methods.
* This movie is produced by MTV Music Station Film Company. Of course, music has become an important element and a big selling point in the movie.

"Street Diary" movie official website:http://www.freedomwriters.com/

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  • Gloria: Miss Gruwell, he just took my damn bag!

  • Marcus: That Miep Gies lady, the one that help hide her, I like her. I got all these other books about her from the library.

    Erin Gruwell: Wow, you used your library card?

    Marcus: Nah...