Ever since I downloaded AIM on this computer I have been irritated that the AOL homepage pops up whenever I log in. Not so much this morning!
I was pleasantly intrigued by a story about a mixed chick from China. Her mother is Chinese and her father is African American, who left China long before she was born. You can find the story here!
I was just talking with a friend last night at the 2009 SwirlPhilly Happy Hour about how she plans on integrating German, Chinese and African American traditions in her quickly approaching wedding! Congrats – Kim!!!
Anyway, in the past when I have thought about China a fairly homogeneous society came to mind. However, as in many cases, that is politically and socially constructed myth.
Looking into the archives, this story received quite a bit of traction while she was in the competition but has since died down somewhat. I wonder if the conversation will continue in China or if it will return to “out of sight and out of mind.”
Hey K, that was a huge story for the Chinese community. Very sad on many levels. But it’s an issue that China will be wrestling with for years to come. Most people do not realize that there are an increasing number of Africans migrating to China. The demographics and economics are changing rapidly and changing the China people thought they knew. We’ll have to wait and see how it all evolves. I don’t think it’s going to simply be out of sight and out of mind. This story has already disrupted the flow of things.