© Michelle Chan This past weekend I was fortunate enough to be able to attend a showing of the documentary, "The Chinese Exclusion Act," as a part of the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival in honor of it being AAPI Heritage Month. As a second generation Chinese American, much like most minorities in the U.S., my education in the public school system only allowed me to learn about history in a very linear manner, one that did not adequately reflect the challenges and experiences of minorities.
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© Michelle Chan
This post might come a little late, but about a month or so ago, I saw the Disney Pixar movie, Coco, in theaters. I had heard it was a good movie, but it blew my mind in more ways than one. Other than the fact that the movie focused on the importance of family (alive and deceased), there were so many similarities between how Mexicans/Latinos and Chinese people honor the deceased! © Michelle Chan By a certain age, many young adults and adults begin to feel the pressure of parents, family members, peers, coworkers, and just society in general, that they need to "get married and settle down." While some may have dreamt of getting married and/or having children since a young age, it's not be the case for everyone. |
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