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Why Some Of Us Wear Shoes At Home
Recently, I fleshed out a few reasons why many Asians tend to leave their shoes at the door and go barefoot at home. In reality, some of us don’t share this love of taking our shoes off before going indoors. Some of us especially in the Western world don’t recoil in horror at the thought…
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Why Do Asians Look So Young Sometimes? Or Most Of The Time?
It’s no secret many people of Asian ethnicity look younger beyond their years. As I’ve written, sometimes this can be a blessing, and sometimes this can be an unwanted trait. I’m sure many of us have wondered at some point, why, why on earth do Asians look so young? How do they do it? Interestingly…
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What Exactly Is “Ethnic”? Is The Word “Ethnic” Relevant Anymore Today?
Do I see myself as “ethnic”? Someone of “ethnic background”? I’m a Chinese person living in Australia, so I should, shouldn’t I? Depending on where you are in the world, the definition of “ethnic” seems to vary slightly. The dictionary definition of “ethnic” actually forms a firm basis to think about this word. This concept.…
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Hi, I’m Asian. Come In, Leave Your Shoes On. Or Not
When I lived at home and an odd job or two needed to be done around our place, my mum welcomed the likes of contractors, plumbers and furniture delivery men into our Melbourne flat. When she opened the door, these Caucasian handymen and tradesmen always politely asking, “Do we take our shoes off?” And to…
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Why Males Are The Favoured Sex In Asian Cultures
“Your Arts degree is useless. You studied the wrong degree, made a very wrong decision there. You finished your degree, and you still can’t find a job. Should’ve studied something like commerce or dentistry. Like your brother. Maybe he can get you a job.” That’s what my mum says to me all the time. It’s…
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The Two Types Of Success In Asian Cultures
How do Asians define success? What does success mean to an Asian person? For different Asians living in different parts of the world, success crops up in various forms. Success in general is hard to define. For some, success is coming in first in class or landing that dream job. For others, it is finishing…
Mabel Kwong 