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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Roger's comment
January 13, 2010 at 6:08 pm, Roger commented on the article “Too many immigrants” on Chinese in Vancouver (4 Oct 08):
Ms Canadian Girl Please read my comments before you resort to your “I am a stranger in my own land ” lament.
The point is do you have a right to lament and second is whether you need to lament?
Native Indians are the true owners of this land mass called Canada, is this not true? If so they should be lamenting over the loss of their lands and waters and look at what the white men have done to the environment and all that.
Is there a need to lament? The answer is no this country is firmly in the hands of the white ruling class. That will never change because white people will never give up control over key areas of government and industry. You need not lament or worry. What are a few chinatowns or indiantowns here and there amount to? If their existence bothers you there are still many neighborhoods in vancouver where your neighbours are as white as you. Again no worries here. Besides these Asians are mostly Canadian citizens so theorectically they have as much right as you to call this place their home and if Canada is not as white as you like it to be, it is still Canada you know, inhabitated by Canadians.
SN your analysis misses the point. There is no need for assimilation if you are the invading foreign powers. they were there to colonize and takeover other peoples’ countries. Immigrants are here to work and contribute to Canada so they are not really our guests. They are our invited workers. We expect them to be on their best behavior. But the law can only go as far as kicking them out if they become criminals. The law does not go as far as kicking them out if they do not work hard enough or speak enough English and all that. Although people like Canadian Girl may want this to happen if she lets her fear gets the better of her.
Canadian Girl if I were you I would not be as paranoid as you are about too many Asians showing their faces in public and giving you a mouthfull of their native dialects. This is still very much a white world. Do not let a few loud Asians unsettle you. Which is truer you being a stranger in your “own” land or they being an outcast in their ” new” country?? If this country belongs to them as well then why are they feeling they do not fit in??
Ms Canadian Girl Please read my comments before you resort to your “I am a stranger in my own land ” lament.
The point is do you have a right to lament and second is whether you need to lament?
Native Indians are the true owners of this land mass called Canada, is this not true? If so they should be lamenting over the loss of their lands and waters and look at what the white men have done to the environment and all that.
Is there a need to lament? The answer is no this country is firmly in the hands of the white ruling class. That will never change because white people will never give up control over key areas of government and industry. You need not lament or worry. What are a few chinatowns or indiantowns here and there amount to? If their existence bothers you there are still many neighborhoods in vancouver where your neighbours are as white as you. Again no worries here. Besides these Asians are mostly Canadian citizens so theorectically they have as much right as you to call this place their home and if Canada is not as white as you like it to be, it is still Canada you know, inhabitated by Canadians.
SN your analysis misses the point. There is no need for assimilation if you are the invading foreign powers. they were there to colonize and takeover other peoples’ countries. Immigrants are here to work and contribute to Canada so they are not really our guests. They are our invited workers. We expect them to be on their best behavior. But the law can only go as far as kicking them out if they become criminals. The law does not go as far as kicking them out if they do not work hard enough or speak enough English and all that. Although people like Canadian Girl may want this to happen if she lets her fear gets the better of her.
Canadian Girl if I were you I would not be as paranoid as you are about too many Asians showing their faces in public and giving you a mouthfull of their native dialects. This is still very much a white world. Do not let a few loud Asians unsettle you. Which is truer you being a stranger in your “own” land or they being an outcast in their ” new” country?? If this country belongs to them as well then why are they feeling they do not fit in??
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Critique: The lobbying of Mandarin immersion schools
I’ve been reading up on the lobbying for Mandarin education in BC. Congrats on all the work that has been done by this group of BC parents. I’m really excited for the new program that will be opening in Coquitlam in 2010.
But I have a concern. It’s emphasized in the articles that I’ve read that Mandarin immersion schools are targeted to non-Chinese speaking families–-families that speak English at home, whether heritage or not. It’s emphasized that the pros of learning Mandarin is for business prospects in the future, and also because it’s a language that a large demographic speaks.
I am concerned because those are the advantages of learning Mandarin for non-Chinese people. Chinese people, for example, among other things, would argue that learning Chinese is for cultural and linguistic preservation, for maintaining inter-generational relations.
So my question is, why aren’t Chinese families lobbying for bilingual schools? As taxpayers, do we have a right to preserve our culture? Can we lobby to build and to send our children to achinese school, instead of an english one? If we lobby for our schools for our reasons, what will happen?
This is interesting because the English (and the English-assimilated) in Canada (aka Canadians) have the right to their cultural schools. They have the institutional and the constitutional right to assimilate others. But more than that, they also have the right to explore and to expand to learn other cultures and languages. Are their tax dollars worth more than ours? It is great that English people have such expansive rights. It’s just that I would like to see these rights extended to more citizens in Canada. I would like to see a more equal Canada.
This is interesting because, the French in Canada have a right to their schools and to their cultural longevity. As a voting bloc in Quebec, the French are very strong, so the federal gov’t concedes to their demands. For a French immersion program to open (outside of Quebec), only 30 students of French heritage are required in one district. The French continue to fight for their cultural rights extensively, but not exclusively. They fight for everyone.
Burnaby Newsleader
"Dr. Annie B. Jamieson elementary and mandate that students entering this region’s only Mandarin bilingual program must already be fluent in English (both reading and writing) and not have Chinese literacy skills."
The Vancouver Courier, 22 Sept 2009
"Typically, one third of those enrolling in Mandarin immersion are non-Asian, one third come from homes where one parent is Asian and a final third come from homes where both parents' heritage is Asian, according to Duffy."
Langara Newsletter, 1999
"Since the immersion students generally come from homes where no one speaks Mandarin, any opportunity to practice is invaluable."
Vancouver Observer
“If you had a child that was fluent in Mandarin, they probably wouldn’t want to be in a Mandarin as a Second Language program, right?” Stenberg says. While the program would be inclusive, English-speaking kids like hers would be the ideal candidates."
mandarinforbcschools.org
"Says Duffy, Mandarin for BC Schools proposes to establish an early-start Mandarin immersion program that carters to 'non-Mandarin speaking children where the primary language spoken in the home is English.'"
mandarinforbcschools.org
But I have a concern. It’s emphasized in the articles that I’ve read that Mandarin immersion schools are targeted to non-Chinese speaking families–-families that speak English at home, whether heritage or not. It’s emphasized that the pros of learning Mandarin is for business prospects in the future, and also because it’s a language that a large demographic speaks.
I am concerned because those are the advantages of learning Mandarin for non-Chinese people. Chinese people, for example, among other things, would argue that learning Chinese is for cultural and linguistic preservation, for maintaining inter-generational relations.
So my question is, why aren’t Chinese families lobbying for bilingual schools? As taxpayers, do we have a right to preserve our culture? Can we lobby to build and to send our children to achinese school, instead of an english one? If we lobby for our schools for our reasons, what will happen?
This is interesting because the English (and the English-assimilated) in Canada (aka Canadians) have the right to their cultural schools. They have the institutional and the constitutional right to assimilate others. But more than that, they also have the right to explore and to expand to learn other cultures and languages. Are their tax dollars worth more than ours? It is great that English people have such expansive rights. It’s just that I would like to see these rights extended to more citizens in Canada. I would like to see a more equal Canada.
This is interesting because, the French in Canada have a right to their schools and to their cultural longevity. As a voting bloc in Quebec, the French are very strong, so the federal gov’t concedes to their demands. For a French immersion program to open (outside of Quebec), only 30 students of French heritage are required in one district. The French continue to fight for their cultural rights extensively, but not exclusively. They fight for everyone.
Burnaby Newsleader
"Dr. Annie B. Jamieson elementary and mandate that students entering this region’s only Mandarin bilingual program must already be fluent in English (both reading and writing) and not have Chinese literacy skills."
The Vancouver Courier, 22 Sept 2009
"Typically, one third of those enrolling in Mandarin immersion are non-Asian, one third come from homes where one parent is Asian and a final third come from homes where both parents' heritage is Asian, according to Duffy."
Langara Newsletter, 1999
"Since the immersion students generally come from homes where no one speaks Mandarin, any opportunity to practice is invaluable."
Vancouver Observer
“If you had a child that was fluent in Mandarin, they probably wouldn’t want to be in a Mandarin as a Second Language program, right?” Stenberg says. While the program would be inclusive, English-speaking kids like hers would be the ideal candidates."
mandarinforbcschools.org
"Says Duffy, Mandarin for BC Schools proposes to establish an early-start Mandarin immersion program that carters to 'non-Mandarin speaking children where the primary language spoken in the home is English.'"
mandarinforbcschools.org
The purpose of this Mandarin bilingual program is to give interested students from English-speaking backgrounds to gain language proficiency in an opportunity that they would not otherwise have.
...
The reality is that this program would most appeal to students from English-speaking backgrounds. Students from Mandarin-speaking backgrounds would most likely be seeking enrollment in English kindergarten/Grade 1 to increase their English fluency. This is proven by the fact that most French immersion students come from English speaking backgrounds.
In the future, if space and staffing permits, students with Chinese-speaking backgrounds could enter the program at various feeder points depending on their abilities (to be assessed by teachers).
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Dissertation search
• The impact of Japanese shinpa on early Chinese huaju
by Liu, Siyuan, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2006, 300 pages; AAT 3255731
• VERISIMILITUDE IN REALIST NARRATIVE: MAO TUN'S AND LAO SHE'S EARLY NOVELS
by WANG, DAVID DER-WEI, Ph.D., The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1982, 350 pages; AAT 8216272
• The politics of first-person narrative in modern Chinese fiction
by Liu, Lydia He, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1990, 216 pages; AAT 9035506
• A history of laughter: Comic culture in early twentieth-century China
by Rea, Christopher Gordon, Ph.D., Columbia University, 2008, 441 pages; AAT 3317601
• MANDARIN DUCKS AND BUTTERFLIES: TOWARD A REWRITING OF MODERN CHINESE LITERARY HISTORY (LITERATURE, EAST-WEST STUDIES)
by CHOW, REY, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1986, 235 pages; AAT 8700736
• The Asian American object: Aesthetic mediation and the ethics of writing
by Lee, Christopher Ming, Ph.D., Brown University, 2005, 198 pages; AAT 3174636
by Liu, Siyuan, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2006, 300 pages; AAT 3255731
• VERISIMILITUDE IN REALIST NARRATIVE: MAO TUN'S AND LAO SHE'S EARLY NOVELS
by WANG, DAVID DER-WEI, Ph.D., The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1982, 350 pages; AAT 8216272
• The politics of first-person narrative in modern Chinese fiction
by Liu, Lydia He, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1990, 216 pages; AAT 9035506
• A history of laughter: Comic culture in early twentieth-century China
by Rea, Christopher Gordon, Ph.D., Columbia University, 2008, 441 pages; AAT 3317601
• MANDARIN DUCKS AND BUTTERFLIES: TOWARD A REWRITING OF MODERN CHINESE LITERARY HISTORY (LITERATURE, EAST-WEST STUDIES)
by CHOW, REY, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1986, 235 pages; AAT 8700736
• The Asian American object: Aesthetic mediation and the ethics of writing
by Lee, Christopher Ming, Ph.D., Brown University, 2005, 198 pages; AAT 3174636
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Conclusion
Looking at faculty lists
• UT: has a strong theatre department and east asian studies department
• UBC: has a creative writing department, east asian studies department, and engish department with faculty specializing in Chinese diasporan literature.
Conclusion
The East Asian Studies Department at the University of Toronto offers me a unique opportunity to explore Chinese literature. I see my future as a scholar in literature scholar, working both creatively and critically. A PhD from the University of Toronto will be a step in a life-long learning career, and I look forward to pursuing my intellectual and creative goals. I hope that you find my application as appealing as I find East Asian Studies Department at the University of Toronto. Thank you very much.
• UT: has a strong theatre department and east asian studies department
• UBC: has a creative writing department, east asian studies department, and engish department with faculty specializing in Chinese diasporan literature.
Conclusion
The East Asian Studies Department at the University of Toronto offers me a unique opportunity to explore Chinese literature. I see my future as a scholar in literature scholar, working both creatively and critically. A PhD from the University of Toronto will be a step in a life-long learning career, and I look forward to pursuing my intellectual and creative goals. I hope that you find my application as appealing as I find East Asian Studies Department at the University of Toronto. Thank you very much.
PhD
Here's what I plan to accomplish in my PhD program:
Firstly, I will fulfill language requirements. I am extremely enthusiastic to fulfill this long overdue gap in knowledge. I look forward to extending my knowledge of Chinese literature, beyond the undergraduate level, and I will seek opportunities to study abroad.
Secondly, the development of Chinese Canadian literature subsumes the knowledge and the usage of an originary Chinese literature. Yet, this profound link has been grossly neglected. I would like to study Chinese literature for the purpose of reinforcing this link by creating adaptations incorporating not only the content of fiction and history, but also incorporating linguistic and stylistic aesthetics.
to enrich the Chinese-Canadian literary landscape, for SURVIVAL
Since I am most interested in the genre of theatre, my interests are interdisciplinary, involving both the theatre department and the east asian studies program. I engage in the practice of adaption for the stage.
My background, having studied Chinese-Canadian literature as a minority literature within the context of identity politics,
Firstly, I will fulfill language requirements. I am extremely enthusiastic to fulfill this long overdue gap in knowledge. I look forward to extending my knowledge of Chinese literature, beyond the undergraduate level, and I will seek opportunities to study abroad.
Secondly, the development of Chinese Canadian literature subsumes the knowledge and the usage of an originary Chinese literature. Yet, this profound link has been grossly neglected. I would like to study Chinese literature for the purpose of reinforcing this link by creating adaptations incorporating not only the content of fiction and history, but also incorporating linguistic and stylistic aesthetics.
to enrich the Chinese-Canadian literary landscape, for SURVIVAL
Since I am most interested in the genre of theatre, my interests are interdisciplinary, involving both the theatre department and the east asian studies program. I engage in the practice of adaption for the stage.
My background, having studied Chinese-Canadian literature as a minority literature within the context of identity politics,
After MA focus on theatre
After completing my Master's degree, I planned to pursue a PhD, but I wanted to explore other facets of literature, before engaging in PhD studies. My interests
I took creative writing courses at a local college.
I decided to learn French, and moved to Quebec. Learning about Quebec as a minority culture within Canada, I gained perspectives regarding minority literature in Canada, and the experience also confirmed and reinforced my original goals.
I took creative writing courses at a local college.
I decided to learn French, and moved to Quebec. Learning about Quebec as a minority culture within Canada, I gained perspectives regarding minority literature in Canada, and the experience also confirmed and reinforced my original goals.
MA experience
During my Masters of Arts degree in Comparative Literature, I focused on Chinese-Canadian Literature. I studied literary theory and identity politics, and the influence of politics and power over the discourse and development of literature. I enjoyed this tremendously, and I gained great insight into the study of minority literature. One of my conclusions.... I recognized the need... vacuum of literary knowledge
The coming together of Chinese and Western literatures is best exemplified in the works of many Chinese-Canadian authors. My Master’s thesis looked at Larissa Lai’s Salt Fish Girl and When Fox is a Thousand. She had adapted aspects from Chinese mythology and classical literature into her novels. I realized that there is a wealth of Chinese literature that has been left unexplored by Chinese Canadians writers, that Chinese Canadians have not brought along with them, when they immigrated. I want to adapt that into our repertoire.
The coming together of Chinese and Western literatures is best exemplified in the works of many Chinese-Canadian authors. My Master’s thesis looked at Larissa Lai’s Salt Fish Girl and When Fox is a Thousand. She had adapted aspects from Chinese mythology and classical literature into her novels. I realized that there is a wealth of Chinese literature that has been left unexplored by Chinese Canadians writers, that Chinese Canadians have not brought along with them, when they immigrated. I want to adapt that into our repertoire.
BA experience
For my Bachelors of Arts degree, I double majored in English Literature and Chinese.
As part of my Chinese major, I participated in an exchange program to the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), studying in their International Asian Studies Program. I also studied at the Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) as a Mandarin Immersion student. SO WHAT?
It was through my English Major, that I was introduced to Chinese-Canadian literature, as part of a Canadian literature course. PROBLEMATIC?
Though I understand that
I have recently come across the book, Canadian Steel, Chinese grit.
I have watched a Cantonese play performed in Vancouver,
As part of my Chinese major, I participated in an exchange program to the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), studying in their International Asian Studies Program. I also studied at the Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) as a Mandarin Immersion student. SO WHAT?
It was through my English Major, that I was introduced to Chinese-Canadian literature, as part of a Canadian literature course. PROBLEMATIC?
Though I understand that
I have recently come across the book, Canadian Steel, Chinese grit.
I have watched a Cantonese play performed in Vancouver,
Intro
My name is kh cheung, and I am applying to the University of Toronto's PhD program in East Asian Studies
My parents belong to the wave of immigrants coming to Canada on student visas from Hong Kong in the 1970’s. Cantonese is my mother tongue, and I have grown up living within a milieu of immigrant families in Vancouver. I received a English education, and lacked a Chinese one.
–what have I witnessed?
-nevertheless less education was amiss, for all of us
My parents belong to the wave of immigrants coming to Canada on student visas from Hong Kong in the 1970’s. Cantonese is my mother tongue, and I have grown up living within a milieu of immigrant families in Vancouver. I received a English education, and lacked a Chinese one.
–what have I witnessed?
-nevertheless less education was amiss, for all of us
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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Monday, August 03, 2009
New York – Ticonderoga Fort – Burlington – Quebec
Breakfast: Howard Johnson Hotel
Lunch:
Ticonderoga Fort
Dinner: Burlington, Vermont: Vietnamese food
Lunch:
Ticonderoga Fort
Dinner: Burlington, Vermont: Vietnamese food
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