tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9658067.post1738947200782829491..comments2023-10-24T23:59:10.011+09:00Comments on Mboogiedown: Japan: Japan's Past, Japan's FutureMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15976756138771912228noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9658067.post-87224250554090565812007-03-21T00:23:00.000+09:002007-03-21T00:23:00.000+09:00Oh ethnicity... wouldn't it be nice if it acutally...Oh ethnicity... wouldn't it be nice if it acutally worked out that way, doubling instead of dividing?<BR/><BR/>Some excellent books about what it means to wrestle with one's ethnicity by Canadians: Diamond Grill (Fred Wah), The Electrical Field, Jade Peony (Wayson Choy... I think), Obaasan.<BR/><BR/>I just finished doing some readings about 2nd generation Japanese-Canadians who were interned during world war two. I couldn't help but wonder what happened to those who refused to relocate and were sent back to Japan without any knowledge of the country or language... No english records of them seem to exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9658067.post-62225807307990788842007-03-20T01:17:00.000+09:002007-03-20T01:17:00.000+09:00yeah I like that term. I'm half chinese half anglo...yeah I like that term. I'm half chinese half anglo and I think it's more of a doubling than a halving, being from 2 cultures. although at times i've felt like a 1-1=0! i.e. ignorant of both haha. maybe that's why i'm somewhere "else" (Japan)Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046132959181177026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9658067.post-38392041925248684252007-03-19T23:21:00.000+09:002007-03-19T23:21:00.000+09:00That's such a wise statement. Definately more of a...That's such a wise statement. Definately more of an good then, rathar then less!Whooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327619743101158130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9658067.post-35855115605577576052007-03-19T21:56:00.000+09:002007-03-19T21:56:00.000+09:00Can we get a link to that blogCan we get a link to that blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com