MY WEBSITE ACTION PLAN Name: Kirsten Teng

Immigrant Asian maids maltreatment and being refused by residency in HK

Possible elements of my issue I could study (you may add more):

1. Domestic helpers refused residency

2. Dilemma of the maltreatment of domestic helpers

Issue element # 1 Issue element # 2

What do I already know?
- Domestic helpers have no access to permanent
residency in Hong Kong
What do I need to find out?
- How racial differences affect the approval of
permanent residency in HK
- Ways to fight for permanent residency rights
What search terms should I use?
- refused residency, domestic helpers, hong kong,
race, domestic helper rights
What do I already know?
- Many domestic helpers are maltreated by their
employers, and when they file a complaint to their
employment agency, normally they are told to take it.
What do I need to find out?
- Reasons why most reports filed by domestic helpers
to the employment agency are not further investigated
- What happens when a report filed by a domestic
helper becomes valid
What search terms should I use?
- abused, maltreatment, domestic helpers, hong kong,
reasons, causes, filed reports

ACTION PLAN: (add more rows if needed)

SOURCES of Information: Dont just say Library, Books or Google. For example, Library Database eg
Time Magazine, Biography in Context, Issues: Understanding Controversy & Society etc

Fill this table in BEFORE and DURING your research.

What information do I need
to find?
A brief introduction on domestic
helpers
Anecdotes of domestic helpers
abused by their employers
What SOURCES could I use to
get this information? (be
specific)
Census and Stats Department (HK
government websites)
South China morning post (e-
newspaper)
Time out blog (Anna Cummins
interview with Erwiana)
How useful was this source?
This source was useful. The
website has charts and graphs on
domestic helpers nationality, sex,
etc
It was useful. The websites have
interviews and made a
documentary of domestic helpers
sharing their experiences during
work in HK.
 Anecdotes of domestic helpers
refused permanent residency by
the HK government
Action that can be taken
South China Morning Post (e-
newspaper)
Organisations, NGO sites (Christian This sources were useful. They
action, mission for migrants)
I think this source was ok.
Though they have a lot of
information about the feeling on
domestic helpers refused
permanent residency, there was
very little information on the
helpers experiences.
gave me inspiration as to what I
can do and how to help out.

Methods or tools I will use to COLLECT & RECORD my information are: (give some detail be
clear about HOW you will collect & record)
eg Tools: easybib, diigo, word, evernote, scoopit etc.
eg Methods: Notetaking, summarising, paraphrasing, mindmapping, brainstorming, cutting & pasting relevant
notes etc

Fill in AFTER you finish

Fill in BEFORE you start your research researching
What TOOLS or METHODS will I Why will I use them/do this? What did I actually do?
use to collect & record (justify why you chose this/these
information? (incl detail) methods)

Notetaking (method) watching Videos go by quickly, so I will not
relevant videos and taking notes be able to copy word by word, I
will only be able to drop down
keywords. I will also be able to
collect a great amount of
information
Summarizing (method) So that I will be able to collect
extracting key information from good information. This method
sources to sum up my point also encourages me to write in my
own words instead of copying and
pasting
Action plan (tool) Planning and So that my information will be
researching on the topic before organised, and so that I will have
adding information onto my easy access to my research.
website
I watched relevant videos and
found interesting information,
while notetaking and dropping
down important keywords and
useful facts.
I scrolled through websites and
looked at the keywords that I
would use in my website. Then, I
summed up the keywords and
applied my knowledge onto my
points
I planned my process and
researched on my topic. Then
worked on my website. Lastly, I
filled in the Evaluation table.
(and this grid :D )

Pages needed to complete my website: What information and links will I need
Fill this table in BEFORE and DURING your website creation.

What information do I need What Pages could I use to get How can I link the pages
to convey? this information across to the together?
audience? (be specific)
 I need to introduce my activist
organisation and explain what
domestic helpers are and talk
about how the maltreatment of
helpers and their unconcerned
rights are an issue
I need to analyse the problem of
domestic helpers maltreatment,
and quotes to back up my point.
I also need to analyse the problem
of domestic helpers refused
permanent residency by the
government.
I need to find and collect
anecdotes of domestic helpers
experiences of maltreatment and
fighting for permanent residency.
I need to talk about how people
can get involved in the actions
and how they can improve the
working experience of domestic
helpers.
I will make a page about domestic Since this is the first page of the
helpers, where I will give out website, it needs to give out an
statistics and the definition of introduction and brief
helpers. This would provide a brief understanding about the problem
understanding of domestic helpers. I of domestic helpers
will also introduce my activist
organisation
I will make a page based on the
problem. This will answer my
research questions (Reasons why
most reports filed by domestic
helpers to the employment agency
are not further investigated and Since this page focuses on a
What happens when a report filed problem, it needs to be specific.
by a domestic helper becomes The first page, that gives out a
valid).
brief information helps the reader
The information will be put in the understand what is going on.
second page (page above). This will
answer my research question (How
racial differences affect the
approval of permanent residency in
HK).
I will make a page of some Since this page gives out real life
anecdotes of domestic helpers examples of the problem, it helps
experiences, which gives an the audience further understand
emotional appeal to the audience, the problem. Giving out real life
which helps raise awareness of the examples can also support the
problem. problems mentioned in the
previous pages.
I will make a page talking about This page links with the previous
how sit-in protest demonstrations pages, after talking about the
and joining forums can help issue and giving real life
domestic helpers while also getting examples, and explaining how
benefits from them. I will also talk people can help.
about how people can get involved
in the actions.

TIMEFRAME: (add more rows if needed)

Intend Actua
Steps in the Process: Briefly outline (list) the ed l
If dates differ briefly explain
steps you will work through to complete this Dates Dates why.
assessment. You should include planning
BEFORE researching, WHEN you will research, (If the dates are the same, you do
then WHEN you will put together the final not need to fill this in)
product. Fill in the Actual Dates as you go.
Break the steps down to be clear and specific.
You need a minimum of SIX steps.
Fill in parts of my action plan (plan out research) 9th Feb 9th Feb

Research on definition of domestic helpers, 12th 12th

domestic helper statistics Feb Feb

Research on the maltreatment of domestic helpers 13th 13th

(the dilemma) Feb Feb

Research on domestic helpers refused permanent 14th 15th I had other homework to do, and most
residency (the affects) Feb Feb of them were due the next day 15th

Collect anecdotes on domestic helpers 17th 17th

experiences of maltreatment and refused Feb Feb
permanent residency and quotes (found mostly
from interviews)
Research and find inspiration on ways to take 18th 18th
action Feb Feb
Upload bibliography, and finished action plan 20th 20th
onto the website Feb Feb

EVALUATION:
Things that went well
I was able to catch up
Creating & on most of the dates
following that I planned out and
action plan complete the research
before the deadline.
I found all of the
Collecting and information I had to find
Recording from my sources. I also
had an equal ratio of
factual and opinionated
information.
I followed my action
Creating plan and sorted out my
website information into the
parts that I have
decided on. (pages)
Things that need
improvement
I need to work on my
time management skills
as I spent time doing
other homework when I
was supposed to work on
this project.
I had s very little variety
of sources. I only used
websites and online
encyclopaedias and
online newspapers.
I had very little media in
my website. I only have a
few pictures and a table
and the rest of the
website is filled with
words.
Ways of improving
I should have finished my
other homework earlier so
that I have time to work on
this project.
I should have used a wider
variety of sources (such as
books, magazines) instead
of just websites, to make my
research broader.
I should have added more
images and statistics to
make my website more
interesting and so that my
information is more reliable