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Darren
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 Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject: Think Magazine Survey on the Asian Diaspora |
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Hello,
I'm writing from Think Magazine in Singapore, and we're doing research for a feature story on the perspectives of Asians in Asia vs Asians in "the west". We're especially interested in hearing about how the two side view each other.
We'd like to invite you to share you views, experiences and even ancedotal stories. No names will be revealed, or contact information.
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Age:
Sex:
Countries of historical ethnicity:
Occupation:
Education level:
Passport holder in what countries:
Number of familial generations in country of residence:
1. Do you identify primarily as a citizen of the country you reside in, or by your ethnic background? Or both? If both, which one do you identify more strongly with?
2. Do you live in an ethnic enclave (i.e. “Little India” “Japan town’ or “China town”) in your city of residence? Or do you live in racially integrated areas?
3. How many generations of your family do you reside with?
4. Do you maintain contact with family members overseas?
5. How do you keep contact (choose all that apply) Travel / Internet / Telephone / Post
6. How do you maintain a connection to events in your countries of origination? (Choose all that apply) Travel / Internet / Newspapers / Post
7. Please describe the availability of foodstuffs and goods from your area of ethnic origin, and how frequently you eat native dishes versus the cuisine of your country of residence.
8. If you have lost connection to your area of ethnic origin, can you describe for us how you perceive and / or relate to said areas?
9. How long has it been since you’ve visited your area of ethnic origin?
10. Do you remit monies back to your family / spouse in your home countries?
11. How frequently?
12. How many languages do you speak? If you speak more than one language, do you use your host language more, or less than your native language?
13. If you are multilingual, do you find it difficult switching between languages?
14. Have you ever been disparaged or discriminated against for speaking your native languages?
15. In the workplace or schooling, have you experienced barriers in enrollment / hiring or advancement due to racial / national discrimination? If yes, please describe.
16. How did you overcome this discrimination?
17. In social relationships have you experienced stigmatism or racism?
18. If you encounter racism, how frequently do you experience it? Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Occasionally
19. How do you react / confront such behaviour?
20. To what degree do you feel any such discrimination is institutionalized?
21. What processes of redress are available in official channels, and how does your residency status affect access to such systems of redress?
22. Do you date / socialise only with people of the same nationality / race / language?
23. How frequently do you interact socially with others who are not of the same nationality / race? Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Occasionally
24. Please describe how people where you reside treat you differently than they treat citizens of their own country. (Please answer only if you’re a non-citizen).
25. Would you prefer to be back in your area of ethnic origin or do you prefer living where you currently reside? Please describe your reasons.
Thank you for taking the time to communicate your thoughts on this important subject. Please feel free to answer in this thread or email your responses to think@think.cz |
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