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Why It’s Time To Stand Up To Anti-Asian Hate Now
The recent rise in Asian hate crimes is alarming. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many Asian communities are facing a lot more racist attacks and discrimination, fearing for their safety. Asian-American health workers have been spat on and accused of spreading the ‘Chinese virus’ in the US. Six Asian women were killed in the Atlanta spa…
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5 Communication Differences Between Eastern And Western Cultures
It is common for Eastern and Western cultures to communicate differently in everyday settings. Between these two cultures, there are different patterns in speech, languages used, articulation techniques and emotional cues expressed. At times stereotypical Eastern societies and Western societies express themselves in conflicting ways. Sometimes this can make doing business or socialising together challenging.
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6 Reasons To Not Wear Shoes At Home
It’s customary to take your shoes off at home in many parts of the world. For instance, in many Asian households it’s often shoes off at the door. There’s also a no shoes rule when walking around indoors at home. Having grown up in a Chinese household, this is a habit that comes naturally to…
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COVID-19, Asian-Australian Racism And Media: What This Pandemic Says About Us
With COVID-19 racing across the world, it’s become a different reality overnight. Some of us feel fear hearing COVID-19 cases rise in other countries. Feel uncertainty as toilet paper disappears from the shelves at the grocery store around the corner. For some of us Asian-Australians, we feel the slap of racism once again amidst this…
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Why I Feel Like Quitting After 7 Years Of Blogging
This month* marks seven years since I started this blog. This year marks a turning point in my life where I’ve thought about quitting blogging and even writing altogether. It seems my relationship with blogging has hit the seven year itch. Over time I’ve blogged less and less. When I started blogging, I blogged weekly.…
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7 Reasons Why I Don’t Use The Dishwasher In My Chinese Home
All my life I’ve never liked using the dishwasher. Washing the dishes by hand after after a meal by myself or with five others at home is something I do. Most people around me baulk at my refusal to use the dishwasher. They argue you don’t need to spend time washing up with a dishwasher.…
Mabel Kwong 