tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434942725901538386.post5707471171072976007..comments2023-06-16T19:03:40.758+10:00Comments on The Small Print: A Sandwiched GenerationThe Small Printhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788826910708932766noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434942725901538386.post-30608772107632535312008-05-19T22:55:00.000+10:002008-05-19T22:55:00.000+10:00I'm a banana and PROUD OF IT!!Okay I just had to s...I'm a banana and PROUD OF IT!!<BR/>Okay I just had to say that. But yeah, as Steph said, it was more of an issue when I was younger but now I don't care. I'm an Asian who acts like a white chick, so what? <BR/>Although for a while I wished I was Eurasian, then not only would I feel half/half, I'd look it too AND be really hot!! AhahahaAnnette Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212660155737952709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434942725901538386.post-35394176755565563442008-05-19T22:51:00.000+10:002008-05-19T22:51:00.000+10:00i completely agree with this article and the comme...i completely agree with this article and the comments. as asian australians we have to constantly prove our selves to both spheres that we belong, be it with our family we have to keep with our asian values or we'll seem 'white washed' and when we're out we feel we have to prove our 'aussie-ness' so that we don't seem like FOBs - its a double edged sword & hard to find a balance. But in the end its a personal choice - I say just be and sooner or later people will just have to accept it and get over it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434942725901538386.post-10453079719676235602008-05-19T14:46:00.000+10:002008-05-19T14:46:00.000+10:00hello!this is a brilliant article and i can identi...hello!<BR/>this is a brilliant article and i can identify so much with it.<BR/>i'm asian too and i agree, in western society, i am asian but in asian, i am western.<BR/>so it kind of puts you in a bit of a limbo.<BR/>you know i dont get discriminated upon at high school anymore. where as it happened in primary school alot more. the whole ching chong thing. the thing that suprised me when i entered high school was that there was this big group of asians who all hung out together. it wasn't that they were pushed away by non asians but that they CHOSE to just hang out in racial orientated groups. it was weird.<BR/>it kind of bugs me that all the non asians thing that asians are smart and study all the time. <BR/>and yeh, the fact that they say they cant tell the difference between two asians bugs me too.<BR/>well done on a great articleemsydohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235339973873600937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434942725901538386.post-57946285714741763732008-05-18T22:20:00.000+10:002008-05-18T22:20:00.000+10:00I totally relate to this...at least I really did w...I totally relate to this...at least I really did when I was younger. I think that as you get older, it's not so much of an issue anymore.<BR/><BR/>Another term is ABC - Australian Born Chinese...but I'm sure you've heard of this already!<BR/><BR/>Also, another anecdote...I had a friend from Hong Kong whose last name was 'Kwok' and despite having a different last name...apparently we were 'sisters'. Go figure.Stephanie Kokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831798516873082714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434942725901538386.post-67082667028569147902008-05-17T22:40:00.000+10:002008-05-17T22:40:00.000+10:00This was awesome!!! I just loved your article. It ...This was awesome!!! I just loved your article. It really reveals to society how for "asian-australians" it does get a little confusing. Because what we learn from school/society is always different from our parents and their culture, and meanwhile parents don't understand/accept that we are simply westernised. Not to mention that in living in this society, asians are initially not first class and have to prove themselves, so we always try and distance ourselves with those asians who "make all other asians look bad"...<BR/><BR/>From an Asian-Australian voguette.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com