Wilbur ★ Posted October 17, 2021 Share #1 Posted October 17, 2021 If CBC is "Canadian Born Chinese". what is "China Born Chinese"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted October 17, 2021 Share #2 Posted October 17, 2021 48 minutes ago, Wilbur said: If CBC is "Canadian Born Chinese". what is "China Born Chinese"? You're right, I never thought of the acronym for that side. I know some families --just for the kids, where some sibs and others are split between 1 of the CBC identities. Just 3 wks. ago, one close Toronto cycling friend who was visiting her long time CAlgary family, said her oldest sister (who is around 73 yrs. old I have to get used ...that some of my friends have siblings that "old") was more Chinese than the rest of her siblings. She has 4 siblings. Her more Chinese sibling immigrated to Canada when she was 16 yrs. old...and hence, maintained still a lot of long distance Chinese friends back in HK. My friend was around 4 yrs. old when she was part of the familial immigration to Canada. My friend is quite assimilated.. she behaves, speaks, etc. like a Canadian-born. In my personal opinion, there are some contrasting life experiences between those like myself who have never lived anywhere else outside of CAnada, vs. those born/grew up as a teen /older in China. Unless their family travelled /lived internationally outside of China before immigrating to Canada. 1 of the first defining factors, is fluency /non-fluency in speaking Chinese well as an adult. Language is so deeply intertwined with (even modern) socio-psycho /cultural understanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted October 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, shootingstar said: 1 of the first defining factors, is fluency /non-fluency in speaking Chinese well as an adult. I have several "CBC" friends and none of them speak Chinese dialects. They are often scorned by new Chinese-Canadians because they have "lost their heritage". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted October 17, 2021 Share #4 Posted October 17, 2021 19 minutes ago, Wilbur said: I have several "CBC" friends and none of them speak Chinese dialects. They are often scorned by new Chinese-Canadians because they have "lost their heritage". I know, Wilbur. It's awful and incredibly arrogant. New Chinese-Canadians can be quite ignorant about Chinese-CAnadian history...their success, freedoms is due to the older folks in their 90's, or dead in Canada, who weathered alot of hardships. My parents don't blame their 100% Chinese grandchildren for not knowing Chinese. They simply want the kids to be happy and respectful around them and others who don't speak English, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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