User Comments - alanchan
alanchan
Posted on: 旧金山
June 28, 2008 at 1:23 AM
多谢你们做了关于旧金山的播客。 我住在圣荷西大概有八年了。 圣荷西旧金山大概有100公里。圣荷西可以算是属于硅谷。 我觉得旧金山是一个非常漂亮的城市。 有人把旧金山称为美国的巴黎。 旧金山的人大部分是美国最LIBERAL的人。 这里有一个地方叫做Castro District，是全世界最多同性恋的地方。 旧金山的华人大部分是讲粤语， 肯定是因为150年前最早移民到美国的华人都是广东人。 但是最近有很多华人总东南亚或台湾移民。他们都不会讲粤语，只能讲国语，而且也有很多总中国大陆的人移民。 我下星期要去旧金山看放炮，为了庆祝美国独立日。 关于这件课文，我有一个问题：华街是指LOMBARD Street 吗？ 如果我有字写错，请告诉我。 Thank You! :)
Posted on: Overseas Chinese
June 28, 2008 at 8:49 AMChinehao,
I can totally relate to your story. I was born in the Philippines but am of Chinese ancestry. My dad was born in Hong Kong, but my mom was born in Manila already. Both of my parents (and hence, I) trace our roots to Fujian province in China.
Growing up in Manila as a kid, I quickly realized that I looked different from some of my classmates who were Filipinos, just by the complexion. It was kinda hard to cope as well growing up in that environment, because we would learn English and Filipino at school, then at home we would speak 闽南话. When asked, I always refered to myself as Chinese-Filipino, never really dropping the "Chinese" part.
Eight years ago I immigrated to work in the United States, so I guess now I am a Chinese-Filipino-American, even though I still have Filipino citizenship but am already residing in the US permanently.
Eventhough I love living in America, I still hold Asia close to my heart, and which is why I am putting a lot of effort into learning more about Chinese language and culture. Thanks to ChinesePod I am realizing this dream at a pretty fast pace!
So going back to your point, I think I have just (unconsciously) gone the path of adaptation rather than assimilation.