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OMG, Stereotypes!

This is really bad.  I was on the subway the other day and sat next to a girl who had not one, but TWO designer bags (she was *THIS CLOSE* to being a label whore).  I didn’t get a look at her … more »

Immigration, Assimilation, Ethnicity and All That Jazz

OMG, Stereotypes! — 1 comment

chinesecanuck wrote 1 week ago: This is really bad.  I was on the subway the other day and sat next to a girl who had not one, but … more »

Tags: Culture, ethnicity, Fashion, Minorities, asian, Social class, Hong Kong, Shopping, Chinese

Museum show for recent discovery Chinese Canadian artist Terence Koh

artradar wrote 2 weeks ago: FRANKFURT MUSEUM SHOW CHINESE ARTIST to 31 August 2008 In an incredibly short time, Terence Koh’s … more »

Tags: Chinese, Event on now, Germany, Installation, Captain Buddha, installation, Kunsthalle Zurich, Schirn Kunsthalle, Terence Koh

Gentrification - why does it always have to be about race?

chinesecanuck wrote 1 month ago: Lots of “ethnic” neighbourhoods are now being gentrified, and many blogs, including a po … more »

Tags: asian, Culture, ethnicity, gentrification, Minorities, Social class, Asians, Cities, Ethnic

Canada's GG and Minorities and an Ivy Education

chinesecanuck wrote 1 month ago: Another interesting post from Racialicious. First Comment (originally from Womanist Musings): Canada … more »

Tags: assimilation, Culture, ethnicity, Minorities, Education, Canada, Racialicious posts, Governor General of Canada

Designer Manbag carrying Metros

chinesecanuck wrote 1 month ago: I’ve see a few Asian guys (mostly foreign) with designer bags. These bugs aren’t their … more »

Tags: asian, Culture, ethnicity, Minorities, Social class, abc, BBC, CBC, Chinese

Race and Music - Is it "normal" for an Asian girl to like Sarah McLachlan? — 1 comment

chinesecanuck wrote 2 months ago: Racialicious has an interesting post about ethnicity/race and music today.  Kelvin, a guest contrib … more »

Tags: asian, Culture, ethnicity, Minorities, cantopop, Hong Kong, Jewel, Music, Musical Tastes

Hong Kong Mallrat voice vs. "White" Valley Girl/Uptalk — 1 comment

chinesecanuck wrote 2 months ago: The HK Mallrat voice is that “young” or “baby” voice that many Chinese (or p … more »

Tags: abc, asian, assimilation, Banana, BBC, Cantonese, CBC, Culture, English

1980s Heritage Language Programs Sucked — 1 comment

chinesecanuck wrote 2 months ago: Like many CBC kids, I was forced to go to Chinese school on Saturdays when I was in elementary schoo … more »

Tags: Culture, ethnicity, Education, asian, language, Cantonese, Teaching, Immigration, CBC

Learned Another Language as a Tot, English at School - ESL or Not? — 1 comment

chinesecanuck wrote 2 months ago: I didn’t speak English until I started school.  English is technically not my first language. … more »

Tags: Culture, default language, English, ethnicity, language, Minorities, Mother tongue, Immigration, immigrant

High School Electives and University Majors

chinesecanuck wrote 2 months ago: By the time you reach the upper grades at my alma mater, you’d find plenty of non-white studen … more »

Tags: Culture, ethnicity, Education, Multiculturalism, canadian, School, Foreign, Diversity, boarding school

Class and the Hong Kong Canuck - Affected by British Colonialism? — 1 comment

chinesecanuck wrote 2 months ago: Many Hong Kong Canadians don’t really think about race unless something happens within their o … more »

Tags: asian, assimilation, China, Culture, Education, ethnicity, Hong Kong, Minorities, Social class

Interracial/Intercultural Dating - Staring? Other Issues? — 6 comments

chinesecanuck wrote 2 months ago: Why is it that certain interracial pairings are stared more often than others? Over at Racialicious … more »

Tags: asian, China, Culture, ethnicity, Interracial Relationships, Jewish, Minorities, Chinese, Interfaith

Cultural Lessons: Drama/Theatre — 4 comments

chinesecanuck wrote 2 months ago: Going to live theatre was definitely part of my upbringing, especially after I was 8 or 9 years old. … more »

Tags: Culture, ethnicity, Education, asian, CBC, abc, BBC, Music, Opera

Formerly Restricted Clubs - OK or Not OK? — 3 comments

chinesecanuck wrote 2 months ago: I had a bit of a debate with my boyfriend yesterday. He’s Jewish, I’m Chinese (and Cath … more »

Tags: assimilation, Culture, ethnicity, Minorities, Religion, Jewish, Catholic, Chinese, Hong Kong

Where are the CBC MPs and MPPs/MLAs? — 6 comments

chinesecanuck wrote 2 months ago: There are 305 MPs in the Canadian House of Commons. Two of them, Olivia Chow and Raymond Chan, are o … more »

Tags: assimilation, Culture, China, asian, Banana, CBC, Politics, Immigration, Ontario

Same Race Intercultural Relationships: Can be difficult! — 4 comments

chinesecanuck wrote 2 months ago: When I was going through my dry spell of not having a boyfriend, my parents talked about sending me … more »

Tags: assimilation, China, Culture, ethnicity, Hong Kong, Interracial Relationships, Minorities, Religion, Intercultural

You want to be considered "Canadian"? Stop acting "foreign"! — 9 comments

chinesecanuck wrote 3 months ago: Asians being perceived as foreigners, even if they have been in Canada (or the US, Australia, etc) f … more »

Tags: assimilation, chinatown, Culture, ethnicity, Minorities, American, asian, Australia, Australian

Bananas, Part II (or Classism, Part I) — 7 comments

chinesecanuck wrote 3 months ago: Being a Banana is an identity. It’s used to differentiate from the various Chinese and wester … more »

Tags: assimilation, Culture, ethnicity, Minorities, Banana, CBC, abc, BBC, Class

What exactly is a Banana? — 7 comments

chinesecanuck wrote 3 months ago: Racialicious has an interesting post on Bananas today.  And I don’t mean the fruit. I mean pe … more »

Tags: assimilation, Culture, ethnicity, Minorities, China, chinatown, asian, Richmond Hill, Markham


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