Comments on: Um, you don’t get it, do you? http://www.8asians.com/2007/07/27/um-you-dont-get-it-do-you/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:53:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jozjozjoz.com » Blog Archive » Um, you don’t get it, do you? http://www.8asians.com/2007/07/27/um-you-dont-get-it-do-you/comment-page-1/#comment-23228 jozjozjoz.com » Blog Archive » Um, you don’t get it, do you? Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:41:41 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/07/27/um-you-dont-get-it-do-you/#comment-23228 [...] Also posted at 8asians. [...] [...] Also posted at 8asians. [...]

]]> By: Jesse! http://www.8asians.com/2007/07/27/um-you-dont-get-it-do-you/comment-page-1/#comment-23086 Jesse! Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:21:09 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/07/27/um-you-dont-get-it-do-you/#comment-23086 wow, this is very interesting news. (the national separation, not the photo gaff, besides, couldn't they have found a MORE exoticised photo? I mean really...) I'm sure the Chinese gov'ment is just going to laugh it off since they tend to consider that all ethnically Chinese folks — whether they be five generations deep in the US or South America, or hell, the Philippines — are still Chinese and that they might have some sway over them. While Taiwan is making some political strides in this admission, they are still a product of that same perception and I'm wondering when something like this might trickle down and change the culture... so when the ABT's go "back" to Taiwan, their Americaness might not be so hard to swallow.. this all reminds me of the American Colonies coming to terms with their own national distinctness from the Brits and all the identity issues that that caused... Also, everyone reading my comment should read Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson, RIGHT NOW. wow, this is very interesting news. (the national separation, not the photo gaff, besides, couldn’t they have found a MORE exoticised photo? I mean really…)

I’m sure the Chinese gov’ment is just going to laugh it off since they tend to consider that all ethnically Chinese folks — whether they be five generations deep in the US or South America, or hell, the Philippines — are still Chinese and that they might have some sway over them. While Taiwan is making some political strides in this admission, they are still a product of that same perception and I’m wondering when something like this might trickle down and change the culture… so when the ABT’s go “back” to Taiwan, their Americaness might not be so hard to swallow..

this all reminds me of the American Colonies coming to terms with their own national distinctness from the Brits and all the identity issues that that caused…

Also, everyone reading my comment should read Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson, RIGHT NOW.

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