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helena
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 Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: Chinese woman @ work |
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| Hello, everyone, I’m a new comer in the forum. The recent “celebrity big brother” seems to be an old topic now. I have to admit I’d seen worse in real life in some work places. Being a native Chinese and a female worker in this country, I’m just curious if you’d like to share your experience and views here? It is so easy to make excuses such as “I just did not click with her” or seems to be ignorant. Nobody would admit he/she is a racist in public. However, racial discrimination and gender discrimination do exist. It might be easily “ignored” or “unnoticed” when this kind of things happened to other people. There was a Chinese family I knew in the past immigrated to another country after complaining about racism in work place and children’s school(a top one) in UK. They were originally from China. And had lived in this UK for over 8 years before the second immigration. Being discriminated is one thing, trying to fit in might be another. I’ve also seen some successful female Chinese women who achieved success in career and family life after immigrated to this country. Would you like to share some successful story here too? |
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tenpence
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I certainly think there is racial discrimination in the UK, but I think it is better than some countries. In france I have heard that there is a lot of discrimination, to both genders.
A lot of the problems are seen the type of work that Chinese people do in this country, typically in catering, which seems like a 'front line' for the Chinese community.
As the second and third generations become more immersed in the UK workplace viewpoints will change and there will be less discrimination.
I'm not sure things will ever be perfect though! |
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Edwina Lee
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Helena,
I think female chinese would experience a lot less discrimination than male chinese. Just look at how few mixed couples have male chinese-female english.
There is a lot of discrimination against the chinese in the UK indeed. It's a mix of envy as well as bullying. Media news reporting and interview bias are both evident. The discrimination in low-levels of society comes across in pubs, in street interactions. The discrimination at higher levels is rather subtle and very deep seated. I think much of this has to do with the west's colonial past. |
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Jeff Minter
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| Edwina Lee wrote: | Helena,
I think female chinese would experience a lot less discrimination than male chinese. Just look at how few mixed couples have male chinese-female english.
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I don't see what discrimination has to do with who you choose as a partner. If you used the above example, woudln't it be more accurate to say white males are less discriminating than white females?
Chinese females are regarded as exotic and bordering on sex objects to the leaders across the country i.e. white males. It's hard to discriminate against those you want to "conquer". For the record, I'm a man, and I know how they think - least of all white collar types.
To be fair, you'll find that in any country. Minority males are treated with more hostility, something to do with the male psyche and their "territory" |
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