For my final project, I am thinking of creating a video that shows my family members, talk about their background, habits, hobbies, and interests. I will be using my phone as the primary recording equipment and the editing software I will try using will be Kinemaster or iMovie but it is not for certain as I have never tried to edit a full video before. Although I am excited to try this since I want to do this project as a video, it will be meaningful as it can be a precious memory later on in my life when I look back on it. 

I will give a short introduction as to who I am and what this video is for. The family members who I wish to include in my video will be my father, mother, three younger sisters, Olivia, Emma, and Kaycie as well as my grandparents. My grandparents do not want to be in front of the camera for a long period so unfortunately, I can only include them at the beginning of the video. However, they will all get a brief screen time while I introduce who they are. I will include things such as their name, age, and who they are to me. 

Then I will proceed to talk about my parent’s background and hometown as well as why I need to know. During this part, I will try to find pictures of their hometown and show it while I talk about their background and hometown. Then I will proceed to do a short interview and ask them why they decided to move to a new country and the difference between their hometown and my hometown. After finishing my parent’s background I will go through my three younger sisters' backgrounds and show pictures of when we were younger. 

Then I will proceed to talk about the habits and lifestyle of my parents, three younger sisters, and me. Including how our habits and lifestyle have changed from before and how the languages we speak at home changed throughout the years. 

Next, I will be interviewing what my family’s hobbies and interests are and if there are any similarities between us. The interviews will be done first with my father then proceed with my mother, Olivia, Emma, Kaycie, and then myself. I hope to show each of their hobbies and interest in action and also ask how it has changed throughout the years or if it has changed since covid 19 happened. 

After interviewing them all the video will come to an end where I hope to get a short clip of my entire family saying bye and thank you for watching.

For the central theme, I will attempt to show the differences between traditional-thinking asian families and more “open-minded” asian families. The differences very much relate to my life as it is something I experienced and still experience with to this day. I will mostly be presenting this experience through interviews where I will interview my parents and friends. Through the interviews, I will cover the topics of why certain things were done and why they think it was the best approach. For example, I will ask questions like:

To Parents

To Friends

Through the conflict question above, I want to show the reflection of my friends’ and how they personally experienced tiger parenting. I want to show the struggles that they may have had growing up due to this authoritarian influence. The reason is, although asian parents can be seen as strict, I believe that there are well explained reasons and that they only enforce these rules because of a deeper meaning. Therefore, by interviewing my friends, I may be able to find out these deeper meanings and show that there was an ulterior meaning to tiger-parenting.

Cast: Joshua Chew (has a traditional-style asian background), Andrew Wong (has a more open-minded asian background), My Parents.

Tools: Camera, Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing)

I want to focus my final project around the cultural differences that are apparent between children and their immigrant parents. This topic is directly related to my life as both my parents are immigrants from China. I will present this concept through a video essay/ short film where I will create a timeline of my parents’ and I’s lives and then conduct interviews with both my parents and my brother. I will then end the essay off with a reflection portion where I compare their interview responses and make conclusions on the differences between my parents' more traditional lifestyle versus my brother and I’s more westernized lifestyle. 

Conflict:

This idea first came to mind because I realized that in my life my parents and I have not always seen eye to eye and at times this would lead to arguments or even fights. When I was younger I thought this was due to the generational gap between my parents and I, but as I’ve grown up I realized that a lot of my parents’ values and habits are rooted in their culture and upbringing. A large reason for some of our disagreements were not because of our generational gap but actually due to differences in values because of our different cultural upbringings. 

Resolution

By interviewing my parents about their upbringings, I can better understand where their values come from as well as their thought process. This will give me more clarity about why I may disagree with my parents at times and maybe even allow for us to find a middle ground/ compromise on certain topics. 

Outline
I will start by giving a brief timeline, explaining where my parents were born, where they grew up, when/why they immigrated, when and where my brother and I were born, and where my brother and I grew up. I will create this timeline by using pictures as well as a voiceover with subtitles. I will then go more into depth and interview my parents about the topics above. 

Below are the interview questions I prepared for each topic:

After the interview portion I will follow it up with a reflection portion where I talk about my parents' responses with my brother and discuss how our views differ. I will then end it off with an individual narration portion where I reflect and draw conclusions.

The cast will be my brother, father, mother and I. I will be creating the short film with clips I film on my phone as well as old photos. I will put everything together on iMovie and add subtitles, narration and pictures. 

2) Topics

3) Cast

4) Tools

The cast will include my friend Melody, and possibly (as this is not confirmed, permission is still required) Henry, and Kevin. Cantonese may be spoken..

To create this project I will be using my phone, an appropriate tripod if necessary, and editing software such as Windows Movie Maker, but this is not yet confirmed. Regardless of skill, time is the only thing I need to make my masterpiece come to life.

For my project, I want to explore how my family has assimilated to western culture in the past couple of decades due to living in Canada. I plan to accomplish this by creating a draw my life type of voice-over video with old photos and drawings that will describe my family when I was younger compared to present day. For the dialogue, I will be building off of my lesson essays and revising them because they already cover many of the talking points that I wanted to discuss. I will be mainly focusing on how my family's habits, interests, ideologies, and general family behaviors (Languages and food).  My video will be split into four different parts. 

Part1: Parents Background

I will introduce some background information about my parents when they were growing up in China. Here is where I would have photos of my parents when they were younger.

Part 2: My childhood

Part 3: Siblings 

Part 4: Present day

For tools I will be using my laptop to record my voice over and video, my phone to take pictures of the photos that I will be using in my presentation, and imovie to edit my video.

This would be my script or screenplay outline:

1. Affection

1.1. Does your parents show you physical and/or emotional affection?

1.2. How does your parents show you affection?

1.3. How often do you think your parents show you affection?

1.4. Do you and your parents say 'I love you' to each other?

2. Education

2.1. Were/Are your parents strict with you regarding your studies?

2.2 How do your parents handle different grades?

2.3. How often do you tell them your grades?

3. Future Careers

3.1. How much do they significantly impact your future career?

3.2. Are you willing to follow what they want you want to do?

4. Communication

4.1. Do you tell each other everything, mostly everything or little to not at all?

4.2. Do you tell them your problems in life? How much do you tell them?

4.3. Do you tell your parents who you are dating? Why or why not?

Mind map:

For my final project, I want to talk about my cultural background and how it has influenced me. I will talk about things like my 2 names, when and where I was born/grew up, what language I speak, my hobbies, what I want to be in the future, etc. I also will talk about my family. This includes their names, where they are from, their hometowns, their professions, etc. I will try to relate these two together to explain how I have been influenced by my family’s background.

I will also talk about some differences between Canadian (or Western) and Chinese culture. These can include things like the food we eat, our habits and hobbies, mannerisms like wearing shoes indoors, or greeting strangers, our opinions/beliefs, and the role of family in our lives. There is also the difference between how children are raised and what values are passed on to them and the effects they have. I will talk about how my family, and I follow some of these cultural practices and some differences between my family, and I.

From this contrast between cultures, I will talk about how this has affected me. I will talk about the places where they conflict and cause confusion in my life, like my beliefs, identity, and how these have changed throughout my life. I will also talk about what being Chinese diaspora is like i.e. being separated from relatives, language barrier, western and chinese influences in beliefs, how I was put into an ESL program even though I was fluent in English and more. 

Then there will be a part about my general thoughts about everything that was discussed, how it has affected my thinking and attitude towards my identity, what I’ve learned from the experience. This includes things like how I have learned to live with these differences and how I am trying to develop a better sense of my identity. I will also talk about the unique perspective I have due to being Chinese diaspora like how I view language, and culture.

As a child, I rarely thought about race and culture as something that differentiates people from one another, but as I grew up, I began to desperately cling to my Chinese heritage. There were little subtle hints when I was younger that pointed out how different I was from western kids. I predominately spoke a language that wasn’t English when I was at home, the lunches I brought to school were not sandwiches or lunchables, but the biggest difference between me and the other kids was my name. My name was always the biggest question mark in my life, and it wasn’t until my later years in high school that I discovered what it had meant. One of the topics I will be covering in my final project is the meaning behind my name, and how my name has influenced my life in the past, the present, and the future.

My family members have always been the most important people in my life. My values and beliefs have been shaped by my parents, my grandparents, and my older sister, Megan. Despite my love for them, we haven’t always seen eye to eye. My parents being traditional Chinese immigrants, they believe that stability and success can bring you happiness, and although I don’t entirely disagree, I believe that stability and success brings safety, while happiness comes from passion and ambition. Due to the fact that my sister and I were born and raised in a western country, our hopes for our futures differ from those of our parents. For my project, I will be bringing in my older sister, my father, and my mother to discuss the differences between what it was like for my parents, who were born in China, versus what it was like for my sister and I, who were born in Canada.

As a final breakdown of my final project:

I’ve noticed in Chinese households, parents hardly mention their love to someone they care about. Most parents will prefer to show their love by action rather than by directly confessing their affection. The reticent father will try hard to tackle any problem of other family members and the careful mother will get up early to prepare breakfast and clothes for their children. Although they seldom say “I love you”, the love that they have towards their children is expressed through their daily non-verbal actions. One of the reasons for not frequently manifesting their love verbally is that they expect their children to understand. They don’t need to say that because they believe that their children can feel the love from their actions and the sacrifices they have made. In addition, they may not be raised to show their emotions. Expressing love may be embarrassing. Chinese parents respond that they are not good at expressing positive emotions, and they are used to teaching as a way of showing their love. However, this can cause inner conflict in children raised in these traditional Chinese families. This may make a child question if their parents care about them or not, even though once these children grow up, they may eventually figure out that hardly saying love is not equal to a lack of love but most likely due to cultural differences.

This is important to me because although I know that they care about me, sometimes I find this hard to believe because my parents never verbalise it. Growing up, this made it very hard for me to get along with my parents because I always doubted whether or not they ever cared. This is also an important topic for me since in therapy, my therapist has mentioned how understanding my parents may help me build a better relationship with them as well as connect with them more. I hope to use this project to show how affection in someone who grew up in a Chinese household may affect their daily life and how this differs in western households. To execute this, I plan to interview my own family as well as four of my friends; two of which are also Chinese and two others who are from a western culture. I plan to ask them questions about their own family dynamic and compare the results. 

Some of the main questions I plan to ask my friends are: does your family say “I love you” to each other often? How does your family express their love? Do you ever doubt that they care about you? How do you express your love to your parents? Does this differ from how you express your affection towards your friends? Has the way that they expressed their affection to you affected you? Has this affected the way you show affection towards others? 

Some of the main questions I plan to ask my family are: How did their parents show their affection towards them? Is it different from how they express their affection towards their children? How has the way that their parents showed affection affected the way they grew up/affected the way they treat their own children? If they could go back in time, would they want to express their affection differently/be more verbal?

For tools, because I’m doing a multimedia essay, I will not require any editing software. However, I will most likely use my phone to record any audios of the interviews I do.

Growing up in a strict household has definitely moulded me into the person I am today. For my project, I want to focus on how traditional culture has impacted my development as a person. My childhood consists of my parents telling me that hard work, dedication and good education and finding a rich husband will set me for life. As a child, I was oblivious. I never understood why I had to do so many extracurriculars after school when all my friends did not have to. I never understood why I was never allowed to hang out with my friends during weekdays. However, as I became older, I recognized that nothing I do now, will ever meet their unrealistic expectations. It took me a while to accept who I am as an individual today and understand that my view of “success” is completely different compared to my parents. Even today, I rarely talk to my parents about my life. We only talk about surface topics like “how's school.” 

Outline 

I will be doing a slideshow that represents the topics I will be discussing. The conflict is my parent’s ideal future for me, and how it was difficult for me to take on that role. The pressure from my parents have made me an unhappy individual and it took me 19 years to accept who I am as an individual. I will also be explaining what I did to cope with so much stress.  I will be using I do not have a cast for my project, it is a one man show. As for recording equipment, I will be using my laptop or my iPhone. As long as the video is not too pixelated, either will work. I will use iMovie to edit my clips. 

Some of the questions that I’ll be asking are: 

The conflict idea is about the term ‘whitewashing’ and the controversies that surround it. I want to get a deeper insight on how some Asians stray from their cultural identities to be viewed more ‘white’ which was the norm. Whitewashing definitely plays a big part in Asian kids’ lives when they’re trying to assimilate to society. 

Reflecting on the central idea, I learned how to accept my background and myself for who I am. I learned how to stand up for myself and my people. It can be discouraging to see the disrespect that still occurs today especially when I read the news about it but I’m glad that it inspires many others and myself to not back down. It’s refreshing to see that Asian culture is being so loved these days that it definitely helps me and others be more proud of ourselves. 

I will be making a short film on this. I will edit the video using Adobe Premiere Pro and film on my iPhone. My cast includes me, my boyfriend, and my friend Erin. 

     

B) How my family is

C)My sister and I

D)Comparing my family to the stereotypical Chinese family(Cantonese and Mandarin)

3) Members participating in the video:
My mom
My sister
Myself

4)Tools
To record: iPhone X camera
Edit software: iMovie

I intend this project to be a comparison between chinese and western culture. Through this project, I hope to gain a better understanding of how gender roles are viewed in western society versus in Asia, and how it impacts culture. I am especially interested in how a person’s wealth and success can affect marriage dynamics, and whether or not such circumstances can result in marital conflicts. Does being a garbage man make a person a less attractive marriage partner? How much more so in Asia compared to here? Are expectations the same for everyone or do they differ across gender?To answer these questions, first, I will do some online research to gain a general understanding of how gender roles are viewed. Then, I will interview my family and friends and analyze how their views compare and contrast. And finally, I will summarize my findings and reflect on everything that I have learned. Possible questions that may be asked during the interviews:

To parents: 

To friends: 

This project will be done in video format. I plan to film using my phone and edit using Shotcut. The cast will include my mom and dad, possibly my grandparents, and some friends that have yet to be decided. I hope to interview both male and female friends.

For the final project, I will be making a short film talking about my cultural background. This topic will allow me to explore the Chinese culture within me, as well as the Chinese culture that I lack. I will discuss what I think about my own cultural identity, my past and how it shaped me, as well as the challenges I have faced due to my cultural differences. I think this is a good idea because through the process of creating this film, it will help me understand myself better by reflecting on my past experiences with cultural differences and comparing the two valuable cultures within me. (Chinese culture and Canadian culture) This will also help me understand my parents more, as they were born and raised in China, and possess the Chinese culture that I lack.  

Outline: 

Cast: My family and I (maybe friends) 

Tools: Camtasia 2020 (video editing software) and camera 

Whenever I was asked about my family history, it was always so difficult to explain, due to how complex my life and lifestyle is -- moving from Vancouver, to Kamloops, and coming back, not always living with my parents (etc). Even though my lifestyle isn’t very conventional, my family dynamic is the same as many others in the class. The words, “I love you”, especially affection isn’t something my family is too accustomed to. Therefore the conflict is that, as they are more traditional, and since I come from a more diverse culture, being both Canadian and Chinese, we often don’t see things eye to eye. Watching movies, I was always jealous when the protagonist could always go to their parent(s) and tell them about their troubles, matters within their personal lives, or simply, just talking about their day. This concept is important to me, because, although my parents are very traditional, and even though their actions are sometimes quite harsh, they have another method of demonstrating love. Sometimes, we often cling onto the western concept of demonstrating parental love, and due to the clashing differences in our ideologies (our own beliefs versus our parents), that often causes a strain between child-parent relationships, especially for children of immigrants.

I was hoping to illustrate scenes in my life, and act it out. My brother and I have a different dynamic with our parents, therefore by having him there, I hope it demonstrates what our experiences were like. I think it took a while for me to understand my parent’s way of saying “I love you”, so I wanted to use this concept for my final project. I think a lot of my classmates may be able to relate to this, especially how it has shaped our cultural identity. In addition, I will be approaching this project by producing a multimedia essay. I want to use illustrations and add in voice audio’s in the background. The scenes will illustrate our family dynamic, and how my family approaches the concept of love. 

Therefore, they forced me to go to Chinese school to learn Cantonese when I was about five years old. However, they thought that I could continue to pick up Cantonese by just speaking to them at home since it was the language they spoke most so they decided to send me to learn Mandarin instead. Growing up, I never understood why since I thought I would never use Mandarin since my parents would just speak to me using Cantonese. I began hating it and eventually convinced my parents to let me stop. However, as I grew older, I began to understand the importance of knowing how to speak Chinese, both Cantonese and Mandarin. Not only was it important to my future, I actually enjoyed discovering the Chinese culture. I would listen to music from Chinese artists and I would watch Chinese shows. The more I watched and listened, the more I liked it. This is ultimately why I decided to learn Chinese by taking CHIN141. For this project, I am not completely sure yet but I am currently thinking of maybe doing an animation with myself voicing over everything or doing something like most Youtubers doing their “Draw my life” kind of thing. I will also interview my parents but I do not think they would like to be on camera so I will interview them and I will be saying their part as well. I would like to talk about their childhood in comparison to my childhood. I would like to talk more about my identity and how my experiences as an only child may differ from other families with siblings. The struggles, hardships and the pressures I had growing up in a Chinese family. Along with all the struggles and pressure I had to go through, I would also like to talk about how my parents love me. Although we don’t directly say “I love you”, I would like to talk about the actions and everything else that my parents do in place of that.

Outline: 

Cast: Basically just myself (will include interviews and stuff from my parents but I will be saying what they would like to say for them)

Tools: iPhone, iMovie, screen recording, and YouTube/Spotify for music

 

The format of my project will be in an interview-style video. I will be asking certain questions to my parents and recording their answers. After I compile these videos, I will add my own response reflecting on their answers and stories and share my own opinions and stories. I have some experience editing videos and a good camera on my phone so I believe that I could make it look professional.  

 

For my Final Project, I want to focus on the differences between the way my parents grew up vs. how I grew up/am still growing up. My parents were both born in Taiwan and moved to the states for university. 

I will focus on certain things that they’ve experienced growing up that I haven’t: 

-       My dad serving in the military for 2 years after turning 18 (mandatory)

-       My mom growing up with two very busy business owner parents, having to be independent from a young age and maturing without an older influence in her life

-       My mom fighting her parents for choosing Christianity as her religion instead of Buddhism

-       Moving across the world to attend a university where you know no one and aren’t fluent in the language spoken there/ being an international student in general

-       Attending intense Asian schools where kids were treated much harsher than here + school being much more intense in general

-       Did your childhood play a role in how you raised my brother and I? If so, how big of a role?

 

This is important to me because I want to be able to understand how my parents grew up. I think it would be interesting to hear their opinions on whether or not they had a happy childhood, because this could factor into the decisions they made raising my brother and I. For instance, if they hated their childhoods, then that could be the reason why my brother and I grew up in a much different environment than they did. If they thought growing up that way was good, then maybe they would’ve moved back to Taiwan and started a family there. 

 

I also plan on adding a personal reflection segment after the interviews. Here I will reflect on what my parents say and share my personal thoughts and opinions. 

Certain topics may include: 

-       Am I happy that I was raised differently than my parents?

-       What my thoughts are about the hardships they faced that I didn’t

-       What are some hardships I believe they didn’t face that I face?

-       Expressing my gratitude and appreciation to my parents and the effort they put in

Cast:  

-       我

-       妈妈

-       爸爸

 

-       Recording device: iPhone 11 XR

-       Editing software: Sony Vegas Pro 14 or iMovie

我爸爸是大连人，妈妈是青岛人。我父母说，他们小时候父母对他们非常严格，每天都要学习。他们早上八点上学，晚上十点回家，连周末都需要上学因为他们有补习班，所以他们没有空闲时间能出去玩。我父母小时候很喜欢画画，所以他们在大学学艺术专业。毕业之后，他们两个一起在一所小学当了美术老师，这是他们的理想职业。但是，他们决定搬到加拿大为了给孩子一个美好的未来。我父母搬到加拿大之后，发现他们两个当不了美术老师了，是因为他们的英语说不好，所以他们找到了其他工作。我爸爸有一家园林公司, 我妈妈是财务顾问，他们的工作都很辛苦。我非常感谢我父母为我和我弟弟妹妹离开中国和他们的理想职业来到加拿大。这激励了我努力学习，为他们成功，因为我不想让他们失望。

我在2002年11月8日出生的，我叫朱天恩，天是天空的天，恩是感恩节的恩。这是我爷爷和奶奶给我起的名字。天恩的意思是神的礼物。虽然我喜欢我的名字，但是我觉得我名字的意思有点自恋，所以我不太喜欢跟其他人解释我名字的意思。我出生在Burnaby，但是我小的时候常常搬家，总共搬了四次。这样很难交朋友，是因为我经常搬家，然后我也不会说英文，因为我们在家里只讲中文。当我长大的时候，我父母还很传统，他们还没习惯西方文化，所以他们对我学习很严格。每天我必须做我父母给我的数学和英语功课。他们也不让我做我自己的爱好，我很喜欢跟朋友打电子游戏，不过我父母不让我玩，是因为他们说打游戏是在浪费时间。所以，他们逼的我去参加不同的活动像钢琴和足球。这样在加拿大长大很奇怪，因为我所有在学校的朋友都有完全不同的家庭文化，我记得我是我学校里唯一的中国学生。我会吃不同的午餐、说不同的语言、看不同的动画片，也喜欢不同的东西。可是我小时候和我朋友家里最大的区别就是我们家里的沟通方法。西方家庭会跟开放，他们不害怕分享自己的问题，也会常常跟父母表达他们的感受。所以从小我就很嫉妒我朋友的家庭。

我的弟弟和妹妹比我小很多，我弟弟David在2008年出生的，我妹妹Angela是在2012年出生的。当我弟弟妹妹出生的时候，我父母已经开始习惯西方文化了，所以他们抚养我弟弟妹妹的方式和抚养我的方式非常不同。他们长大的时候比我更自由，不用每天学习因为妈妈都不给他们作业了，所以他们有很多时间能出去玩和追求自己的爱好。我父母也不逼我弟弟妹妹去参加不喜欢的活动，他们可以自己选。我弟弟喜欢打篮球，我妹妹喜欢跳芭蕾舞。我的父母对我弟弟妹妹的学校成绩也没有严格的要求了，我父母连我弟弟妹妹的成绩单都不看。但是，我们之间最大的区别是他们不怕失败。当我父母抚养我的时候，他们会告诉我在学校得到好成绩，这样我长大以后可以当医生或律师，不过，我父母告诉我弟弟和妹妹不用担心成绩，以后你想当什么都好。这就是为什么我弟弟妹妹不怕跟我父母分享他们遇到的问题。我一直嫉妒我弟弟和妹妹的童年，他们太放松了。

现在，我的家庭文化已经改变了很多。首先，我家里用的语言变了，之前我跟家人只会说中文，但是现在我只会用英语跟兄弟姐妹说话，连我父母都会用英语跟我们说话。我们吃的食物也变了。现在早上吃西方食物，想谷物加牛奶和花生酱面包。晚餐时，我的父母有时候会做烤宽面条和比萨饼。大家的爱好也变了，我爸爸现在喜欢去狩猎和滑雪，妈妈喜欢烤不同的面包。我父母的说法也变了，我的父母不太在乎我的成绩，他们也告诉我做我想要的工作，不用当医生或者律师了。虽然和父母沟通还有点难，可是但是它还在改善，以后我想像西方家庭一样交流。

但是，如果他们从来 (cong2lai2, always) 没告诉 (gao4su4, tell) 我他们爱我，我怎么知道他们爱我呢？

每个人都有他们的《爱语言》(ai4yi3yan2, love language)，是每个人的独特 (du2te4, unique) 方法 (fang1fa3, method) 可以表达 (biao3da2, express) 他们的慈爱 (ci2ai4, affection)。在很多传统的中国家庭 (chuan2tong3 de zhong1guo2 jia1ting2, traditional Chinese families)，身体和语言上的感情(shen1ti3 he2 yi3yan2 shang4 de gan3qing2, physical and verbal affection) 不是他们的爱语言 (ai4yi3yan2, love language)。中国传统家庭 (zhong1guo2 chuan2tong3 jia1ting2, traditional Chinese families) 更擅长 (geng4 shan4chang2, are better at) 用服务行为 (fu2wu4 xing2wei2, acts of service来表达感情。比方说 (bi3fang1shuo1, for example)， 有一点父看他们的孩子学习的时候，他们会给他的孩子水果 (shui3guo3, fruit)。这个是一个服务行为 (fu2wu4 xing2wei2, acts of service)。

虽然这个爱语言教我们纪律 (ji4lv4, discipline)，独立 (du2li4, independence) 和谦逊 (qian2xun4, humility)，这爱语言都有不好的影响 (ying3xiang3, effects)。这爱语言可能引起 (yin3wi3, cause)一个不好的人情 (ren2qing2, relationship) 在父母和孩子 (hai2zi3, child) 时间 (shi2jian1, between)，不好的自恃 (zi4zhi4, self-esteem)和一个叛逆 (pan4ni4, rebellious) 的孩子。

那，我的故事是什么

我家有四口人，我爸爸、，妈妈、，姐姐，和我。我在加拿大的多伦多出生(duo1lun2duo1, Toronto)长大得，我爸爸妈妈在广东出生长大，而 (er2, and) 我姐姐在广东出生，在多伦多长大。在我家，我和爸爸最有耐心(ren3nai4; patience)，我们都不容易生气。我姐姐没有耐心，但是她是一个很有决心(jue2xin1; determination)的人。我妈妈一定是我家里最照顾人(zhao4gu4ren2; caring)的人。她常常六点钟起来(chi2lai2; wake up, get up)做我们的早餐(zao3can1, breakfast)。

我怎么知道我的父母爱我？

我的家庭是一个中西合并 (zhong1xi1he2bing4, Chinese-Western fusion) 家庭。虽然我父母很痒个 (yang2ge2, strict)，我妈妈会给我身体上的感情 (shen1ti3 shang4 de gan3qing2, physical affection)。

即使 (ji2shi3, even) 我父母骂 (ma4, scold) 我，是因为他们爱我。我父母向我变成 (bian4cheng2, become) 我自己 (zi4ji3, my own/myself) 最好 zui4 hao3, best) 的版本 (ban3ben3, version)。所以如果我做错了 (cuo4le, wrong) 什么，他们会骂我所以我可以做更好 (geng4 hao3, better)。

因此 (yin1ci3, as an effect)，虽然我和我父母不是很亲密 (jie1chu4, close)，我仍然 (reng2ran2, still) 喜欢跟他们在一起。也虽然我是一点叛逆 (pan4ni4, rebellious)，我仍然 (rang2ran2, still) 依靠 (yi1kao4, depend on) 我父母。

但是我就是一个例子 (li4zi, example)。这是我好朋友，丹琳。他在传统的中国家庭 (chuan2tong3 de zhong1guo2 jia1ting2, traditional Chinese family) 长大的。他今天会跟我们分享 (fen1xiang3, share) 他的故事 (gu4shi4, story)

从小时候，我一直觉得我的父母比我朋友们都父母更严格。但是，我发现很多华裔学生的父母也会很严格的。很多华裔学生的父母会要求他们的孩子在学校里拿高分，让父母骄傲。学校以外，还要上补习班。不管是音乐课，数学课，还是语言课，很多华裔学生的父母想要他们的孩子学各种各样的东西。为什么呢？因为他们希望孩子们可以找到一个好工作，挣很多钱。我的父母以前也是这样子，但是因为我的家庭在加拿大十五年了，所以现在我的父母没比以前严格了。这个话题对我很重要因为我的童年极大地影响了我今天的样子。

我现在会给大家看西方人的教法和中国人的教法有什么区别和共同点。看完视频后，我会问我妈妈一些问题。

1: “上完课以后要不要去喝奶茶？”“不好意思，我今天有补习班。你们去吧。”“哦，上完后呢？”“上完后我还有一堂课，每个星期一，三，和五都没时间。”“哦，好吧”

“Wanna drink bubble tea after class?” “Sure!”

2: “妈，我现在出去了。”“你和谁出去？你回来吃饭吗？什么时候回来？作业写完了吗？”“都写完了，没关系。”“多穿点衣服，外面特别冷！”“知道了知道了。”

“Mom, I’m going out now.” “Ok stay safe, have fun!”

3: “记住打招呼！”“好了，知道了，阿姨好，叔叔好，姐姐好！”“一尊真有礼貌啊，你妈妈养你的很好！

“Hey uncle Ben, aunt May! How are you?” “Oh I’m doing great, how about you?”

问妈妈的问题

好，我回来了！结束之前、我想再说几句话。不同国家的教法都有自己的特点和后果。虽然一些教法会比其他教法更严格，但是不一定会是一个坏事情。因为大家的父母都希望他们的孩子可以活一个快乐和成功的生活，所以有时候会对孩子们凶。谢谢同学们，TA们，和老师看我的视频，再见！

我小时候会觉得我的朋友的父母都比较严格(yan2ge2)。我也发现我自己的父母不是很严格，所以我觉得我需要问他们为什么他们没有用这个教学。

Interview with Josh：

我：你好你好，谢谢你让我问一些问题。

学安 (Josh)： 不客气，谢谢你让我在这里。

我： 好，那我们开始吧。你觉得你的父母很严格吗？他们有没有用这个严格教学？

学安：我觉得我的父母真的很严格。

我： 为什么你觉得你的父母比较严格？

学安：因为我小时候他们都不让我跟朋友出去玩。他们也很关心我学校的成绩。

我：你觉得严格的教学比不太严格教学好吗？为什么？

学安：我觉得严格教学真的不好，是因为我觉得严格父母的孩子会对他们不好，孩子会比较怨恨(yuan4hen4)他们的父母。

我：你有没有时候想你的父母不严格吗？

学安：虽然我父母很严格，我没有怎么样子，是因为我非常感激(gan3ji1)他们。

我：哇，谢谢你来回答我的问题。我真的有学很多东西

Behind the scenes：

哇，我真的学到了很多东西。我发现我也同意学安的说法，这个“孩子会怨恨他们的父母”。我同意我同意。那我们去问我父母一些问题，看为什么我小时候他们没用这个严格教学。

Interview with Dad：

我：你好，谢谢你让我问一些问题。

爸爸：不用谢。

我：好，我们开始吧。我小时候，你和妈妈为什么不问我我学校成绩好不好？

爸爸：因为我跟你的妈妈有说我们不想你不喜欢去学校。我们要你喜欢上学校和交朋友。我们觉得你喜欢上学校比成绩重要。

我：那你的父母严格吗？

爸爸：不严格。他们也有这个想法。

我：你觉得严格的教学比不太严格教学好吗？为什么？

爸爸：我觉得严格教学有优点也有缺点。可是我们不要对你很严格，是因为我们觉得最重要的原因(yuan2yin1)是我们不要你怨恨我们。

我：哇，那谢谢你让我问你一些问题。

爸爸：谢谢。

Back from interview：

哇，真的很有意思。我发现我的父母不要用严格教学，是因为他们不要我怨恨他们。我记得学安也有这个说法。学安也有说她父母都会关心成绩。我发现很多的严格父母也会很关心成绩。我觉得是因为严格父母都要他们的孩子成功(cheng2gong1)的，所以他们都会问成绩好不好。虽然以后我也要我的孩纸成功的，我不会当着严格爸爸，是因为我同意学安和我爸爸的说法。

I will create a multimedia essay for my final project. By using my Padlet essays, I will create a story about my life. It will look like a memoir as I will go through my photo albums and include family pictures. However, I will also include aspects of a comic/storybook in this project because I’m planning on hand drawing images to satisfy the multimedia criteria and to make it more entertaining to read. Also, my writing will be less formal because I want to eliminate any components that will make the essay dull and uninteresting.

This is important to me because I have never fully discussed my family history or even my heritage so this gives me a good reason to learn more about it from my mom.

I will break the essay down into four separate parts/ chapters based on the topics that this course covers. 

Chapter 1: I will refine and add to my first essay as well as adding some baby and family photos.

Chapter 2: I will include my second essay as well as more 特色 about 襄阳，my mother’s hometown. I’ll include pictures of 襄阳 and of Vancouver. 

Chapter 3: I will include my third essay in this chapter. Also, I wanted to answer the prompt “what does ‘I love you’ in my family looks like” because in my family, the words “I love you” is rarely said, instead, it's shown with actions so I think it would be interesting to depict and show those actions. This section will be mostly drawings as I don’t have many photographs on this.

Chapter 4: I will include my fourth essay into this chapter. I will go out and take pictures as well as draw them. 

Because I am creating a multimedia essay instead of a video, I will not need a cast, however, I will recruit my mom to tell me more about our family and my friend to help me take pictures outside. 

I will use google docs, google translate, pen, markers, Sketchbook (digital drawing app), and OneNote to put it all together. 

Complete Chapter 1 before November 8th

Complete Chapter 2 before November 15th

Complete Chapter 3 before November 22nd

Complete Chapter 4 before November 29th

(I was born on May 13th, 2002, in Taipei, Taiwan. My mom gave me my name. I don’t know the meaning behind my name, when I asked my mom, she told me it's because she thought it sounded pretty.)

我刚出生的时候脸上皱巴巴的，很多人因此觉得我是一个男孩子。小的时后， 我学了跳舞、游泳和弹钢琴。我以前特别很爱吃糖果和喝奶茶，所以我的妈妈以前喜欢吓我，每天告诉我我的牙齿会被虫吃逛。

(When I was born, my face was wrinkled, so many people thought I was a boy. When I was young, I learned to dance, swim and play the piano. I used to love sweets and milk tea very much, so everyday, my mother likes to scare me by telling me that my teeth will be eaten by bugs）

我家有四口人，有爸爸、妈妈、哥哥和我。我的爸爸今年四十八岁，妈妈比爸爸小三岁。我哥今年二十岁，比我大两岁。 我家有一只狗叫 Toby，今年四岁。他很爱吃肉，蔬菜他碰都不碰。

(There are four people in my family, including my father, mother, brother and me. My father is 48 years old this year, and my mother is three years younger than father. My brother is twenty years old this year, two years older than me. I have a dog named Toby. Toby is four years old this year. He loves meat very much and he doesn't touch vegetables.)

我的妈妈是在湖北出生的，爸爸是在台北出生的，所以照中国人的说法，我是台湾人。虽然我是在台湾出生的，但是我不觉得我算是台湾人是因为我一点都不记得台湾的样子。虽然我不记得我爸爸的家乡，不过我还记得我妈妈的。我妈妈的家乡是在襄阳，我的外公外婆还住在那边。我很喜欢回襄阳，可能是因为我每次回去的时候，我的外婆都会给我做很多好吃的东西。襄阳有一个美丽的湖，也有很多街头市场，每天吃完晚饭以后，我全家都会出去走走。

(My mother was born in Hubei and my father was born in Taipei, so according to the Chinese, I am Taiwanese. Although I was born in Taiwan, I don't think I am a Taiwanese because I don't remember what Taiwan is like. Although I don’t remember my father’s hometown, I still remember my mother’s. My mother's hometown is in Xiangyang, and my grandparents still live there. I like going back to Xiangyang very much, maybe because every time I go back, my grandmother will make me many delicious things. Xiangyang has a beautiful lake and many street markets. After dinner every day, my family will go for a walk.）

我算是在温哥华长大，是因为我五岁的时候，我移民来到加拿大。那时候，我一点英语都不会。当我们到达温哥华时后，我的妈妈带我们去的第一个地方是 Science World。我玩的开开心心，还记得跟我的妈妈说，“哇，我好喜欢温哥华哦”。

(I grew up in Vancouver because I immigrated to Canada when I was five years old. At that time, I could not speak English at all. When we arrived in Vancouver, the first place my mother took us to was Science World. I played happily and remember saying to my mother, "Wow, I really like Vancouver".)

在我的家里，爸爸最随和，妈妈最严格。我每一次想出去之前，都必须要先问妈妈可不可以出去。我爸爸在医院工作，我的妈妈是售货员。我以后想当老师，但是爸爸妈妈想让我当医生，因为他们说这样可以赚很多钱。我想当一个美术老师，因为我很爱小孩子也爱画画，还有就是我觉得我可以当一个很好的老师。虽然在我家庭里很少听到“我爱你”这句活，但是爱在我的家是通过动作来显示的。每次我在餐桌学习时候，我的妈妈会切水果给我吃，这样的动作让我感到爱和支持。

(In my family, my father is the most easygoing and my mother is the strictest. Every time I want to go out, I have to ask my mother first. My father works in the hospital and my mother is a salesperson. I want to be a teacher in the future, but my parents want me to be a doctor because they say this can make a lot of money. I want to be an art teacher, because I love children and art, and I think I can be a good teacher. Although the phrase "I love you" is rarely heard in my family, love is shown through actions in my home. Every time I study at the dining table, my mother will cut fruit for me to eat. This action makes me feel loved and supported.)

我现在的学习生活跟以前完全不一样。去年我上高中的时候，作业虽然不少，但是大部分都很容易，我的学习生活也很轻松。现在不仅是我上大学的第一年，而且还有COVID。我本来是要住在宿舍的，但是因为COVID，我用那笔钱跟我的闺蜜搬出去住了。现在和以前最大的区别就是现在我要花时间去买菜做饭，不像以前每顿饭我的妈妈都会给我做。不在家里族教会了我如何变得越来越独立和负责。

(My current study life is completely different from before. When I was in high school last year, although there was a lot of homework, most of them were easy, and my study life was also very easy. This is not only my first year in college, but also COVID. I was going to live in a dormitory, but because of COVID, I used the money to move out with my best friend. The biggest difference between now and before is that now I have to spend time buying food and cooking, unlike before, my mother would cook every meal for me. Not living at home has taught me how to become more independent and responsible).

我发现我哥哥说的是对的，他喜欢告诉我大学会变的超级难。每天我都需要做作业、复习、上课。我一天不学习，我就感到内疚。以前，我每天会早一点睡觉所以我可以早一点起床，但是，我现在很晚才睡也很晚才起床。

(My brother was right. He likes to tell me that university will become super difficult. Every day I need to do homework, review, and go to class. If I don't study for a day, I feel guilty. I used to go to bed earlier every day so I can get up earlier, but now I go to bed very late and wake up very late)

现在我才懂一个人的爱好多重要。对我说，但你做你的爱好是后，你可以放松和便开心一点。我喜欢画画、听音乐、爬山、逛街、看电影和打羽毛求。

(Now I understand how important a person's hobbies are. Tell me, when you do your hobby, you can relax and be happy. I like painting, listening to music, climbing mountains, shopping, watching movies and playing badminton.)

因为COVID的关系，我现在跟我最好的朋友一起住。她也是亚洲人。我们相处得很好，是因为我们有相同的习惯和价值观。我现在明白了食物的重要性。我很遗憾我没有跟我的妈妈学如何做中国菜。我想吃中国菜的时候，我就会买外带，但是外带的食物比不上我的妈妈做的菜。

(Because of COVID, I now live with my best friend. She is also Asian. We get along well because we have the same habits and values. I now understand the importance of food. I regret that I did not learn how to cook Chinese food from my mother. When I want to eat Chinese food, I buy take-out food, but the take-out food is not as good as the dishes my mother cooks)

(I’m going to reorganize the photos and add more drawings)

大家好！我叫廖淑雅。淑是贤淑的淑，雅是文雅的雅。我是一个十九岁的大二学生。

我的小家庭一共有四口人，有我爸爸、妈妈、姐姐还有我。

这是我爸爸！(dad on video)

我爸爸在Costco工作，他也非常喜欢照相。我爸爸也很会做饭，他做的饭是最好吃的啦！

这是我妈妈！(mom on video)

我妈妈在UBC的亚洲图书馆工作。

爸爸是武汉人，而妈妈是北京人。他们从武汉大学毕业以后去了美国学习。最后，因为他们认为加拿大是一个很安全的地方，所以他们就搬来了。搬到加拿大以后，我爸妈生了我和。。。

我姐姐！(sister on video)

这是我姐姐，Megan！

我姐姐的中文名字是廖博雅。她今年二十二岁，刚从NYU毕业！她在做媒体设计的工作。我和我姐姐都在加拿大的列治文出生长大的。列治文跟温哥华很像，可是列治文比较小，也比较安静。我对我爸妈很感谢，是因为他们选了一个很漂亮的城市让我姐姐和我长大。

我家养了两只猫。

这是我们的公猫。他叫靓仔，是因为他的毛又白又漂亮。我妈妈喜欢叫靓仔她的儿子，因为我们家只有女儿。

这是我们的母猫，美女。她长得又小又可爱。

因为疫情的关系，我姐姐从纽约回来了。我的家全了，所以家里很热闹！在家里，我们会说中文，也会说英文。我跟我的爸爸妈妈很亲近，我们什么事都聊。我认为是有些传统的中国家庭不经常分享个人情感。因为我和我姐姐在西方文化环境中出生长大，所以我们跟家人很温暖和亲密。因为我们上中文课的时候老聊家人的是，所以我跟爸妈说我想每个周末给姥爷姥姥和奶奶打电话。姥爷姥姥住在北京，奶奶住在武汉。我爸爸跟奶奶打电话的时候，他会用武汉口音讲话。我学的是北京话。平常我会不小心的用北京话。比如说，我会跟妈妈说“我要出去玩儿了！” 或者，“你现在在哪儿？”

我和姐姐去过爸妈的家乡。因为爸爸妈妈常常回国看姥爷姥姥和奶奶，所以我和我姐姐有的时候会陪他们一块儿去。我和姐姐去过爸妈的家乡。因为爸爸妈妈常常回国看姥爷姥姥和奶奶，所以我和我姐姐有的时候会陪他们一块儿去。北京是一个很繁忙的城市，但是那儿也有很多好玩的东西。在武汉，人比较少一点，可是他们的夏天很热。不过，好不好玩不是最重要的，能回去陪家人最重要。我和我姐姐从小会常常回国看家人。我和我姐姐从小会常常回国看家人。 因为我和姐姐是在加拿大出生的，所以我们不认为武汉或北京是我们的家乡。不过，我还是想常常回国见我的家人的。

其实啊，我小时候上学交朋友很困难。因为我没有英文名字，所以很多孩子们喜欢欺负我。我小学的同学们会傻乎乎的说我的名字和假装说我不懂英文。应为别的学生爱用我的名字欺负我，所以我小时候非常怨恨我的中文名字。我的名字是我爷爷奶奶给我起的。因为他们希望我会贤淑文雅，所以给我起了这个名字。虽然我的名字让我小时候被欺负，但是我现在很喜欢我的名字，是因为我觉得它很特殊也有非常美的寓意。

我的学习生活改变了很多。Covid之前，我会跟朋友们一起复习和做功课，可是现在我每天得自己一个人做作业。虽然我比较喜欢上网课，不过我很想念在学校上课的日子。我觉得网课比学校上课容易一点，所以我比较喜欢上网课。可是上网课交朋友不容易。疫情之前，下课的时候我会跟同学们去吃饭。跟同学们面对面上课也能让我们好好交流和成为朋友。因为舞蹈室都关门了，所以我现在很无聊。现在不能聚会，我就很想念我的朋友们。

虽然我现在好无聊，但是我和我爸爸安了一个PC。现在我们在等图形卡，然后我就能跟朋友们打游戏！我们把PC摆在我的书桌上，也安了很多彩色的灯，所以我现在的房间很漂亮。虽然我的书桌摆的很酷，不过学习的时候有点分心。

在不远的将来，我想要会过去看家人也要跟朋友们一块儿跳舞。因为现在有疫情，所以不能看朋友们也不能旅行。我非常想念跟朋友们出去吃饭，也很想念请人过来过神诞节。我希望到了明年的时候，疫情会过了。但是，我现在很喜欢在家跟爸爸、妈妈、姐姐和我们的猫一起过日子。其实，已经狗日闹了。我希望我继续上中文课的话，我的中文水平会越来越好。我想以后能好好跟老爷、姥姥、和奶奶聊天。

这个故事(gu4shi4, story)要从(cong2, from)我爷爷开始(kai1shi3, start)。他是一个很简单(jian3dan1, simple)的人，他是从北京来的。在二十世纪(shi4ji4, centry)中，他跟他的哥哥移民(yi2min2, migrant)去印尼(yi4ni2)，是为了(wei4le, for the purpose of)要找(zhao3, find)到比较(bi3jiao4, rather)好的生活。他在Palembang遇(yu4, meet, encounter)到我的奶奶以后，他们搬(ban1, move)到了巴厘岛。在巴厘岛建立(jian4li4, build)了他们的家庭。然后他们有了两个女孩子和两个男孩子。第二个儿子是我的爸爸。（在这个照片我的爸爸是2nd from the right）。

后来，他们在Gadjah Mada 做生意(sheng1yi4, business)。这个地方(di4fang1, place)叫做巴厘岛的Chinatown，是因为这里有很多说中文的居民(ju1min2, resident)。

我小时候，慢慢(man4man4, slowly)了解(liao3ji3, understand)到我的中国背景(bei4jing3, background)跟其他巴厘岛人不一样。我们的文化、传统、价值观都很不同。我的父母也告诉我他们小时候的文化也跟我现在的（文化）很不一样，我们来看看有什么不一样吧！

教育(jiao4yu4, education)  

我的父4母3告诉我，我爷爷奶奶的教育非常严格(yan2ge2, strict)，比他们对（dui4, towards, to）我的教育严格多了。他们说，如果他们不听话，我的爷爷奶奶就(jiu4)会打他们。虽然我的父母认为他们自己不太严格，但是，我希望我以后会比他们更不严格。

传统是很重要(zhong4yao4, important) 的中文文化。是因为我的爷爷奶奶都是孔子(kong3 zi3, Confucius)，每年我跟我的大家随很多孔子传统(sui2, follow)，虽然我不是孔子。。例如(li4 ru2, for example)每年二月，我大家庆祝（qing4 zhu4, celebrate)新年快乐。我最喜欢这个传统因为我会得到很多钱。但是我也喜欢这个传统因为我大家一起来吃饭。另一个例子每年三月，我大家去公墓(gong1mu4,cemetery)到清明(qing1ming2)。在公墓，我会清洁(qing1jie2,clean)我的曾祖父(zeng1zu3fu4, great grandfatehr)和曾祖母(zeng1zu3mu3, great grandmother)墓还有烧伤黄色纸。我觉得这个传统，我会继续其后我大时候。

爱好(ai4hao4, hobby)

在印尼，有很多中文孩纸会玩钢琴(gang1qin2, piano)。我不知道为什么很多中国父母喜欢他们的孩子玩钢琴，但是90%我的中文同学会玩音乐。这是很有意思因为比其他族裔因为他们的父母很少(hen3shao3, rarely)离他们向他们会玩音乐。长大后，连我父母勒令(lei4ling4, forced)我玩钢琴。我常常很懒(lan3, lazy)完钢琴。但是现在，我欣赏(xing1shang3 appreciate)我会玩钢琴和这个技能是有用。我觉得以后，我会让我的孩子玩钢琴。

结论(jie2lun4, conclusion)

我觉得as each generation progresses，我们的传统，信念和价值观会改变。改变不太always mean that it is bad。但是我觉得它是重要我们都必须记得我们的文化因为这是形状(xing2zhuang4,shapes)我们的身份(shen1fen4,identity)。

因为我全家都是华人，而我是华裔人，所以我觉得有的时候，大家的习惯、信仰、爱好和生活都不一样。比如说，关于爱好方面，我喜欢看美国的电影，例如The Avengers、Thor Ragnarok和White Chicks，但是我的家人喜欢看战狼、三生三世十里桃花和延禧攻略。而我是什么国家的明星都喜欢，譬如蔡徐坤、周深、华晨宇、Yuzuri Hanyu、Lewis Capaldi和NCT我都追，但我的家人只喜欢中国的明星，譬如李克勤、费玉清、鍾鎮濤和容祖兒。另一方面，我们的生活习惯也不同。我习惯用Facebook、Youtube和Instagram，但他们习惯用WeChat、淘宝和抖音。在早上，我习惯吃面包，他们习惯去茶楼吃点心。我生病的时候会吃Advil，他们生病的时候会喝中草药。是不是很不一样啊？

而在庆祝节日方面，我们也存在着不同的观点。我觉得圣诞节是应该很热闹的，但是我家人觉得简单就行。这是因为他们小的时候没有庆祝圣诞节，只庆祝过春节和中秋节。在生活细节方面呢，我们都习惯一进屋就穿拖鞋，和加拿大人喜欢在家里穿鞋是不同的。另外一个例子是，我们中国人不喜欢用洗碗机，是因为用洗碗机不仅浪费钱，而且没有用手洗的那么干净。你们在家里习惯用洗碗机吗？洗的干不干净呢？可以告诉我吗？我很好奇。

最后要聊的是我和我的华人家人的信仰和思想。这是最重要的一点。我大部分的想法和我家人的不一样，所以会有很多争论。争论最多的三点是教育、工作和婚姻。我先问一问我妈妈和外婆，她们觉得教育有多重要？教育重要或者快乐重要？如果他们的孩子不想上大学，只想上职业学校呢？

–Insert Interview Clip no.1– (my reply to their answers depend on what they say. I’ll write a generic reply for now; after interviewing them, I’ll tailor and polish it)

我早知道他们会有这样的回答。我觉得只要我的孩子高兴，我就会高兴，所以我不管我的孩子想上大学或者职业学校。 那工作的方面呢？我的华人家人会觉得什么工作是最好的呢？一定要赚很多钱吗？关于工作的方面，钱重要或者快乐重要？为什么？

–Insert Interview Clip no.2– 

说的有道理，但是我还觉得快乐比较重要。我的想法是，我的孩子想做什么就做什么，他的快乐是最重要的。还有我最不同意我家人的婚姻信仰。我几年前听过我妈妈和外婆说，女人一定要三十岁以前结婚，要不然没有男人会要她。我很不喜欢这种想法。为什么说没有人会娶三十岁以上的女人呢？很多人会要！或者几年过去了，她们的想法可能有变，所以我现在会问她们多一次。她们觉得女人应该多少岁以前结婚呢？女人是一定要结婚的吗？

–Insert Interview Clip no.3– 

难怪我们我和我家人争论。你们的华人家人也是这样想的吗？虽然我的信仰、习惯、爱好和生活和我的家人的不一样，但是我知道这是因为我和她们长大的地方不一样，所以我很难怪她们这样想。你们也要多了解你们的家人的想法，是因为我们的家人是不可替代的。好的，我们下一次再见吧！

——English Version——

Hello everyone, my name is 朱翠琳. “翠” comes from 翡翠 (jade) and “琳” comes from 琳瑯满目 (expensive and dazzling things). You guys can call me linlin or by my English name, Elaine. Then what will we talk about today? Of course we’ll talk about me! I’m 19 years old this year and I’m in my second year of university at UBC. Actually, I was born in China, but my Chinese isn’t too good because I was five-years-old when I immigrated to Vancouver, so since I was little, I spoke more English and less Chinese. My mother, maternal grandfather, maternal grandmother, and my aunt were all born in ZhanJiang just like me, so all of us speak Cantonese. I hope you guys won’t joke about my Mandarin! 

Because my entire family is Chinese (born and raised in China), and I’m only of Chinese descent (but not raised in China), I sometimes feel like everyone’s habits, beliefs, hobbies, and lifestyles aren’t the same. For example, in regard to hobbies, I like to watch American movies such as The Avengers, Thor Ragnarok, and White Chicks. But, my family members like to watch Wolf Warrior, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms, and the Story of Yanxi Palace. In addition, I like celebrities of any nationality, e.g. Cai Xukun, Zhou Shen, Hua Chenyu, Yuzuru Hanyu, Lewis Capaldi, and NCT, but my family members only like Chinese celebrities, such as Hacken Lee, Fei YuQing, Zhong Zhentao, and Joey Yung. Our living habits are also different. I’m used to using Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, but they are used to using WeChat, TaoBao, and Douyin (tiktok). In the mornings, I’m used to eating bread, but they are used to going to a restaurant to eat dim sum. I’ll usually eat Advil when I’m sick, but when they’re sick, they’ll usually drink Chinese herbal medicine. Isn’t this very different?

We also have different opinions in regard to holidays. I think Christmas should be very lively, but my family thinks that it should be (plain and) simple. This is because they didn’t celebrate Christmas when they were younger and only celebrated Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. In terms of the details of our lifestyles, we have a habit of wearing slippers right when we enter the house, unlike Canadian people who like to wear shoes at home. Another example is, we Chinese people don’t like to use the dishwasher because the dishwasher is a waste of money and the dishes won’t be as clean as washing it by hand. Do you guys use the dishwasher to wash dishes at home? Is it clean? Can you tell me? I’m very curious. 

The last thing I need to discuss is my family and I’s beliefs and thoughts. This is the most important point. Most of my thoughts are different from my family’s, hence we’ll have a lot of arguments (over this). Three topics that we argue the most about are education, work, and marriage. I’ll first ask my mother and maternal grandmother: how important do they think education is? Is education more important or happiness? What if their children don’t want to attend university but instead only wants to attend vocational school?

–Insert Interview Clip no.1– (my reply to their answers depend on what they say. I’ll write a generic reply for now; after interviewing them, I’ll tailor and polish it)

I knew that they’d give this kind of answer. I believe that I’m happy when my child is happy, so I don’t care whether my child wants to attend university or vocational school. What about work? What job does my Chinese family members think is the best? Does it have to be a well-paid job? Is the salary more important or happiness? Why?

–Insert Interview Clip no.2–

What you said makes sense, but I still think that happiness is more important. My thought pattern is, my child’s happiness is the most important; he can do whatever he wants to. There’s still the topic that I disagree with my family the most—marriage. A few years ago, I heard my mom and my grandmother say that a woman must marry before the age of 30, or else no man would want her. I really dislike these kinds of thoughts. Why wouldn’t anyone marry girls older than 30? A lot of people still want them! Perhaps, since a few years have passed, their thoughts may have changed, so right now I’m going to ask them once more. Before what age do they think women have to marry? Do women have to marry?

–Insert Interview Clip no.3–

No wonder I have arguments with my family. Do your family members think like this too? Although my beliefs, habits, hobbies, and lifestyle is different from my family’s, I know that this is because we grew up in different environments, so I can’t blame them for thinking this way. You guys also have to be more understanding of your family’s thought patterns because family is irreplaceable. Okay, we’ll meet again next time! 

大家好！这是我的中文录像项目。在本视頻中，我將讨论我的家人及成員，以及他們每个人的爱好和兴趣。

这是我的家人！大家对摄像机打个招呼。这是我的父亲（Shawn）, 他來自中国广州。这是我的母亲（Connie）, 她也是來自中国广州。这里三个女孩是我的妹妹，（Olivia）、（Emma）和（Kaycie）。(Olivia）今年15岁，正在读高中。（Emma）和（Kaycie）是双胞胎，也正在读八年级。最后我是（Felicia），现在在读大学一年级。我们四姐妹都出生在加拿大温哥华。

以前我的家人有许多不同的爱好和兴趣，但是现在因为COVID-19的关系，我们以前的一些爱好也不可能了，相反我们发现了新的爱好，现在我们都很感兴趣。

 

我父亲的爱好，包括有远足、打乒乓球和羽毛球。现在他不可以和他的朋友一起去远足，所以他和我母亲吃完晚餐后就去散步。爸爸现在也不可以去体育馆打乒乓球和羽毛球。但是我爸爸想到了解决的办法。他和我的妹妹们在折叠桌上打乒乓球，有时我也一起参加。大部分时间，爸爸会在晚歺后和我们做完家务之后一起玩。如果我爸爸、妈妈和妹妹没有其它事情做，天气又好的情况下，他们会在后院或后巷里一起打羽毛球。

我母亲的爱好，包括有游泳、瑜伽和远足。但是游泳和远足已不再有可能再约朋友一起做。所以她经常利用业余时间做瑜伽。她通常在准备睡觉之前会做瑜伽，但有时她会在下午做瑜伽。除了做瑜伽之外，妈妈还和我的妹妹和爸爸打羽毛球。有时她和爸爸共进晚餐之后会去散步，我的母亲喜欢瑜伽，是因为这是她的私人空间。

 

我的妹妹（Olivia）现在和以前的爱好兴趣基本上没有不同。她的爱好和兴趣是在看Netflix和手机，她非常喜欢看Netflix,因为有许多韩剧和动漫引起了她的兴趣。她还喜欢看动漫，是因为她正在学校学习日语，并希望自己有所提高。（Olivia）还喜欢用手机，尤其是TikTok和Instagram等社交媒体应用和朋友的FaceTime 。她更喜欢做TikTok舞蹈。

 

我妹妹（Emma）的爱好和兴趣是在笔记本电脑上玩游戏和做美食。由于（Emma）和（Kaycie） 是双胞胎，她们经常喜欢一起玩。她们俩都喜欢和朋友一起在自己的电脑上玩游戏，例如Roblox，Minecraft 和 Among Us。她也喜欢做美食，而且比我做的更好。她最喜欢做的一些美食是炸洋蔥圈，辣面和奶酪捧。

 

我妹妹（Kaycie）的爱好和兴趣是在笔记本电脑上玩游戏，打乒乓球和羽毛球以及跳舞。 除了与朋友和艾玛（Emma）一起玩游戏外，她还喜欢和爸爸一起打乒乓球和羽毛球，因为这是锻炼身体的好方法。 她和爱玛（Emma）一起还喜欢跳舞和听韩国音乐，但是他们不喜欢我们看着他们跳舞。

 

我的爰好和兴趣包括涂指甲油，阅读和观看韩国综艺节目。我喜欢涂指甲油是因为它给了我开心快乐的感觉。我也开始重新阅读，我意识到我错过了一些时间。唯一的区别是我不能再去图书馆了，只能下载书籍在手机上阅读。我最喜欢的节目是（Running Man），我总是想抽出时间观看这个节目，因为它给我带来了，开心快乐。

 

最后，我和我的妹妹们都非常喜欢唱歌，因为这是我们能够彼此相处，而不会过多专注看手机，虽然我们唱歌不太好，但是这并不影响我们的快乐。

 

希望你喜欢我的家人和我们的爱好，谢谢你的收看！

Hello everybody! This is my Chinese video project. In this video, I will be discussing my family and its members as well as the hobbies and interests each of them possesses. 

This is my family! Say hi to the camera everyone! This is my father, Shawn and he is from Guangzhou, China. This is my mother, Connie and she is also from Guangzhou, China. The three girls here are my younger sisters, Olivia, Emma, and Kaycie. Olivia is fifteen years old and is in high school. Emma and Kaycie are twins and are in the eighth grade. Both of them are thirteen years old. Lastly, we have me! I am Felicia and in my first year of university. All four of us were born in Vancouver, Canada. 

Throughout the years, my family had many different types of hobbies and interests, however, with Covid-19 a few of our previous hobbies are no longer possible. Instead, we have found new hobbies that we have come to enjoy. 

My father’s hobbies and interests include hiking, playing ping-pong, and badminton. Hiking with his friends is no longer possible, so he takes strolls after dinner with my mother. Playing ping-pong and badminton at a gym is no longer possible as well, however, my father found a way around that. He plays ping-pong with my sisters on a folding table and sometimes I join in on the fun as well. Most of the time he would play with us after dinner and the completion of our chores. My dad, mom, and younger sisters would all sometimes play badminton in the afternoon if they have nothing else to do. My family would play badminton in our backyard or sometimes in the alleyway when the weather is nice.

My mother’s hobbies and interests include swimming, yoga, and hiking, however, swimming and hiking are no longer possible so she mainly does yoga in her spare time. Most often she does yoga before getting ready to go to bed but there are times when she does it in the afternoon when she has free time. Besides doing yoga, my mom also plays badminton with my sisters and dad and goes on walks after dinner with my dad. My mother enjoys yoga as it is her only time for herself that we do not interrupt. 

My sister Olivia’s hobbies and interests have not changed much even with Covid-19. Her hobbies and interests are watching Netflix and scrolling on her phone. She likes to watch Netflix a lot as there are many Korean dramas and animes that spark an interest for her. She also likes to watch anime as she is learning Japanese at school and hopes to improve. Olivia adores going on her phone especially for social media apps such as TikTok and Instagram as well as Facetime with her friends. She likes to do TikTok dances and records herself doing them all over the house. 

My sister Emma’s hobbies and interests are playing games on her laptop and cooking. Since Emma and Kaycie are twins they often like to play together. They both like to play games on their laptops such as Roblox, Minecraft, and Among Us with their friends. She also likes to cook and is better at cooking than me. Some of her favourite things to make is fried donuts, spicy noodles, and cheese sticks. 

My sister Kaycie’s hobbies and interests are playing games on her laptop, playing ping-pong and badminton, and dancing. Besides playing games with her friends and Emma, she also likes to play ping-pong and badminton with my dad since it is a good way to exercise. She along with Emma also like to dance and listen to Korean pop songs but they do not like us seeing them dance.

My hobbies and interests include painting my nails, reading, and watching Korean variety shows. I like to paint my nails as it gives me a sense of happiness. I have also started reading again and realized I missed it. The only difference is that I can no longer go to libraries but instead download the books to read on my phone. My favourite show is Running Man and I almost always try to find time to watch the show as it brings me joy.

Lastly, an interest that my sisters and I all enjoy is singing as it allows us to spend time with one another without us constantly looking at our phones. Although we are bad at singing it does not stop us from being happy.

I hope you enjoyed learning about my family and our hobbies. Thank you for watching!

Selina: 我们的世界有很多不同的人和我们都有不一样的朋友。有时候，我发现我的朋友和我之间有很多一样的，也有很多不一样的，所以我会采访他们的文化。

Selina: Where are your parents from? Where were you born?

Kyle: My parents were born in Davao City, in the Philippines! I was also born there, and I moved to Canada when I was 12. 

Diane: My mom is from South Korea! I was born in Canada, specifically Markham, Ontario but I moved to BC a few years ago. 

Selina: Do you identify more as a Canadian? Or do you identify with your parents’ country? 

Kyle: I identify more as a Filipino than a Canadian. I think it’s because of how much of my culture I still celebrate.

Diane: I identify as a Canadian more than a Korean because I have lived in Canada all my life.

Selina: 我的父母是在湖南出生的。我也是在湖南出生的，和我两岁的时候一名到加拿大。因为我很小的时候一名到加拿大，所以我没有完全认出自己是中国人，但是我也不完全认出自己是加拿大人。我觉得有很多小时候来到加拿大的亚洲人都知道这种感受，所以我觉得经常练习一个人的文化是很重要的。

Selina: What’s your family like? How many people are in your family? 

Kyle: I have 3 people in my family! There’s my dad, my mom, and me. My dad works as a nurse and my mom is a teacher. 

Diane: I have three people in my family. My mom, brother, and i. My mom doesn’t work, and my brother goes to university. 

Selina: 在大小的方面，我的朋友和我都有很正常的家庭。我家有三口人，有我妈妈、我妹妹和我。我妈妈在赌场工作，我妹妹在上初中。 

Selina: Do you talk to your relatives often? Do you have a close relationship with them? What do you talk about? 

Kyle: Not much, but I do video call them once a week. Coronavirus has made it hard to see them often. 

Diane: Not really, ever since I moved to Vancouver. I used to talk to my grandparents every week. 

Selina: COVID-19发生了以后，我也是没有什么跟我的亲戚们打视频。因为我的亲戚们都住在中国，所以我没有时间跟他们说话。通常，我会跟我的外婆视频。她喜欢问我有没有吃饭，我的成绩好不好和我有没有照顾好自己。

Selina: What holidays do you celebrate? 

Kyle: I celebrate a lot of Filipino holidays! Filipinos love to celebrate Christmas, holy week, Kadayawan which is a summer festival, philippine independence day, and also birthdays. Before quarantine, I would go to family gatherings to celebrate these events with all my relatives.

Selina: Can you explain why you identify with being Canadian more?

Diane: I don’t celebrate any holidays.

Selina: 像Kyle，我也喜欢庆祝很多中国的节日。我家喜欢庆祝中秋节，农历新年和端午节。我也会庆祝加拿大的假期，像如感恩节和圣诞节。所以我有困难说我的文化身份是什么。

Selina: 虽然我和我的朋友有不一样的种族，但是我们都有同样的生活。您是菲律宾人，韩国人还是中国人都没关系， 我们都有特色， 但是我跟像我一样的人交了朋友。

Intro
Selina: The world is so diverse, and we all have friends from different backgrounds. Do you ever wonder what the similarities and differences are between different Asian cultures? I’ll be interviewing a couple of my friends to ask them about their family and identity.

Selina: Where are your parents from? Where were you born?

Kyle: My parents were born in Davao City, in the Philippines! I was also born there, and I moved to Canada when I was 12. 

Diane: My mom is from South Korea! I was born in Canada, specifically Markham, Ontario but I moved to BC a few years ago. 

Selina: Do you identify more as a Canadian? Or do you identify with your parents’ country? 

Kyle: I identify more as a Filipino than a Canadian. I think it’s because of how much of my culture I still celebrate.

Diane: I identify as a Canadian more than a Korean because I have lived in Canada all my life.

Selina: My parents were born in Hunan, China; I was born in the same city that my parents are from, and I moved to Canada when I was two years old. Because of the disconnect, I feel from China, I don’t feel comfortable saying I fully identify as Chinese, but I also don’t fully identify as a Canadian. I think that this is a common feeling that many Asians feel when they immigrate to Canada at a young age, so I think important to practice one’s culture at home.

Selina: What’s your family like? How many people are in your family? 

Kyle: I have 3 people in my family! There’s my dad, my mom, and me. My dad works as a nurse and my mom is a teacher. 

Diane: I have three people in my family. My mom, brother, and i. My mom doesn’t work, and my brother goes to university. 

Selina: All my friends and I have a pretty typical family, in terms of size! I have 3 people in my family, which are my mom, my sister and I. My mom works at a casino and my sister is in middle school. 

Selina: Do you talk to your relatives often? Do you have a close relationship with them? What do you talk about? 

Kyle: Not much, but I do video call them once a week. Coronavirus has made it hard to see them often. 

Diane: Not really, ever since I moved to Vancouver. I used to talk to my grandparents every week. 

I too, barely talk to my relatives. All of my relatives live in China, so the timezone makes it hard to talk to them often. I usually video call with my grandma, and she asks me if I am taking care of myself, if I am eating, and how my grades are. 

Selina: you said that you identify more with being Filipino, is there a reason for that? What holidays do you celebrate? 

Kyle: Filipinos love to celebrate Christmas, holy week, Kadayawan which is a summer festival, philippine independence day, and also birthdays. Before quarantine, I would go to family gatherings to celebrate these events with all my relatives.

Selina: Can you explain why you identify with being Canadian more?

Diane: I don’t celebrate any holidays.

Like Kyle, the reason why I struggle with my identity is because of the fact that I still celebrate a lot of Chinese holidays, like the mid-autumn festival, Chinese new year, and the dragon boat festival. I also celebrate Canadian holidays like thanksgiving and Christmas. Since my relatives are all in China, I only celebrate these holidays with my family.

Selina: from this, I have learned that, although there are some cultural differences between different people, we live similar lives. No matter if you’re, Filipino, Korean, or Chinese; what stands out about us is our culture, and although we have some differences, I made friends with people who are similar to me. 

Hello everyone! My name is Lavis, my chinese name is Chen Yu Yang, Yu meaning --, Yang meaning --. I'm currently in my study room and as you can see, it’s a little bit of a mess—actually it’s really messy. That’s because I’m currently going to UBC and taking online classes. There’s lots of homework everyday, that’s why there’s so many paper’s on the floor, and everyday the pile gets bigger.

这是我弟弟，他和我共用一个房间。他应该要上学，不过因为COVID-19的关系，他没上，所以他每天都在这里玩游戏很吵，这会打扰我学习。不过没关系，我仍然爱他。

This is my little brother, he uses the same study space as me. He is supposed to be going to school, but because of the COVID-19 situation, he has not been going. So everyday he's been in here playing videos and disturbing my studies. But that’s ok, I still love him all the same.

我认为他唯一的爱好是游戏。我的爱好是戴着耳机听音乐和玩键盘。我这里有一副分开的耳机。我正在学习如何焊接，以便可以改良（gai3liang2, to improve）这副耳机。

I think his only hobby is gaming. My hobbies include listening to headphones and playing with keyboards. I have a pair of headphones here which are disassembled. I’m currently learning to solder so I can modify them. 

我觉得我的很多兴趣爱好都来自我爸爸。我爸爸和我都是发烧友，我们两个很喜欢听音乐。我爸爸有几套很好的立体声装备（li4ti3sheng1 zhuang1bei4, stereo equipment），我们花很多的时间一起听。另外，他也是电工，所以他花了很多时间改良他的立体声设备（li4ti3sheng1 she4bei4, stereo devices）。

I think a lot of my interests and hobbies come from my dad. We are both audiophiles; We both love listening to music. My dad has a very nice stereo setup, we spend a lot of time together listening to it. Additionally, he is also an electrician, so he spends a lot of his time modifying his stereo equipment.

说他花很多时间听音乐，但其实他大部分时间都在工作。在我家里，只有我爸爸在工作。我妈妈不工作，她照顾家庭。从我小时候到现在，我父母常常都告诉我，有一天我有自己的家，我会在我爸爸的状态（zhuang4tai4, position）。

I say my dad spends a lot of time listening to music, but actually, he is at work most of the time. In my family, my dad is the only one working. My mom does not work, she takes care of the household. Since I was small, my parents have always told me that one day when I have my own family, I will be in my dad’s shoes.

在许多地方，例如文学或电视，平常会显示，男人工作，奴人照顾家庭，是理想的家庭结构（jie2gou4, structure）。长大后，我注意到不是所有人都有样的想法。所以我想知道，我家有什么样的想法啊？其他华人家庭也会这样想吗？其他族裔家庭呢？

In many places, such as literature and television, ‘the man works and the woman takes care of the household’ is often portrayed as the ideal family structure. However, growing up, I noticed that not everyone thinks this way. So I wonder, what does my family think? Do other chinese families think the same? What about other non-chinese families?

我会文我妈妈爸爸他们的想法。

I will ask my mom and dad what they think。

“妈妈，很多的地方都会显示，男人工作，奴人照顾家庭，是理想的家庭结构。你觉得怎么样啊？”

“Mom, many places portray ‘the man works and the woman takes care of the household’ as the ideal family structure. What do you think?”

(Mom’s response)

“爸爸，--”

(Dad’s response)

我会文我朋友一样的问题。

I will ask my friends the same question。

(Friends responses)

听了大家的想法之后，我学到了很的新东西。（Summarize and conclude findings (I don’t know them yet))

After hearing everyone’s thinking, I have learned a lot of new things.

  

我小时候最早的记忆之一，是我第一次来到加拿大。我记得我下了飞机后，一切都是英文。所有人都说英语，可是我听不懂他们在说什么。我觉得我不属于这里的人。我的周围环境变了。开学时，我很不适应，感到很孤独。我觉得我失去了以前的朋友。 

  

慢慢地，我适应了加拿大的生活习惯也习惯了这儿的文化，是因为我变的开放了，尝试学习新东西。然而，这是有代价的，因为我不想被人看到我的不同，所以我把中国文化隐藏在自己的内心，以便融入加拿大社会。最终，我拥有的中国文化开始消失了。随着我的年龄增长，我与父母的交谈越来越少，原因是语言障碍。我对中国文化也不感兴趣了。我有困难理解父母，可是我也不再关心他们的意见和表扬。 

 

当我回到中国看望祖父母和亲戚时，一切都感觉很熟悉。看到熟悉的面孔让我怀念过去在中国的时后。看到家乡的改变，我怀念以前在中国的生活。尽管我已经不认识我老朋友了，但我仍然感到高兴，当我看到他们的变化和成长。当我见到祖父母时，我很开心。他们的笑容让我觉得很温暖，但这没有满足我的幸福。我意识到我们的文化差异在阻碍我和他们的爱。我发现我需要改变自己对中国文化的看法。 

  

回到家乡之后，我发现中国文化对我有多么重要。这个经历改变了我学中国文化的态度，也让我想理解我父母。这就是我决定学中文的原因。我想经常和家人用他们能理解的语言交流，而不是因为他们不明白我而感到沮丧。我没有去关注那些阻碍我理解。我以后不会关注文化差异而会关注我们的相似之处。这会让我更经常地与他们交流。我特被的文化经历教会了我要尊重，并理解中国文化和其他文化。由于我独特的文化背景，我成为了今天的我，我真心地感激我能经历这一切。 

Hello everyone! My name is 陈筱玫！I am a first year student at UBC.Today I will be asking my parents and brother questions I have been wondering for a long time.

让我先给你们介绍我的家庭。我家有四口人。我家有我爸爸 、 妈妈、 哥哥和我。我今年十八岁，我爸爸今年五十二岁，我妈妈今年五十一岁，我哥哥和我是双胞胎, 所以他今年也是十八岁。

To start off, let me introduce you to my family. My family is made up of four people. There’s my dad, mom, brother and me. I am 18 years old this year. My dad is 52 years old this year. My mom is 51 years old this year. My brother and I are twins so he is also 18 years old this year. 

我父母的故事：

My parent’s story:

我爸爸和妈妈都是在中国出生和长大的。他们的家乡是福州。他们的家乡是一个很好的城市，可是他们想让他们的孩子在加拿大出生和长大， 所以他们三十和三十一岁的时候，移民来加拿大。

My dad and mom were both born and raised in china. Their hometown is called Fuzhou. Their hometown is a great city, but they wanted their children to be born and raised in Canada, so when they were 30 and 31 years old, they immigrated to Canada. 

Interview Questions:

你长大的时候像什么？你的父母严格不严格？压力大不大？学校难不难？

What was it like when you were growing up? Were your parents strict? Were you stressed? Was school hard?

你们先来加拿大的时候，你们怕不怕？为什么？

When you guys first immigrated to Canada, were you scared? Why?

正常的一天像什么样子的？

What did a normal day look like?

你以前有时间的时候喜欢做什么？你以前有什么兴趣？

When you had free time what did you like to do? What were your interests before?

移民来加拿大：

Immigrating to Canada:

你们为什么想移民来加拿大？你们有没有考虑其它的国家，为什么在最后选择加拿大？

Why did you guys choose to immigrate to Canada? Were there other countries you were considering, why did you end up picking Canada?

移民来加拿大有什么感觉？

What did it feel like to immigrate to Canada?

你们刚来加拿大的时候觉得什么生活习惯和中国最不同？

When you first came to Canada what was the biggest lifestyle difference you noticed?

我和哥哥的出生：

The birth of my brother and I:

你觉得你们养哥哥和我比你们的父母养你什么不同？你觉得有没有什么加拿大人的习惯不好？有没有什么中国人的习惯不好？

What do you think was different about how your parents raised you versus how you raised my brother and I? Are there practices of Canadians that you don't agree with? Are there practices of Chinese people that you don’t agree with?

你觉得来加拿大以后最大的挑战是什么？因为你们不会太多英文，所以你们会不会觉得哥哥和我不会中文不好交流？

What do you think the biggest challenge was? Since you guys didn’t know much english, did it make you sad to see us learn english?

你希望以后我们的孩子在加拿大还是中国长大，为什么？
Do you want our kids to grow up in Canada or China, why?

Reflection:

听完我爸爸和妈吗的想法，我觉得他们很勇敢， 是因为他们来加拿大的时候没有很多钱，也不认识这里的人，所以移民来加拿大刚开始的时候比较难。我想跟他们说谢谢，是因为他们很勇敢，所以我哥哥和我可以过好日子。

After hearing my parents thoughts on this topic, I think they are very brave because when they immigrated they didn’t have much money or know anyone here thus immigrating would be very scary for them. I want to thank them for being so brave because it is because of them that my brother and I have had such a nice life. 

 

 

 

 

 

我：爸爸妈妈好。欢迎你们到我的面试（mian4shi4)。今天，我会问你们一些问题(yi1xie1wen4ti2)。

 

E: Hi Mom and Dad, welcome to my interview. Today, I will ask you guys some questions. 

妈妈：好！

E: Okay!

我：好，我先问爸爸。你二十三岁的时候去当兵（dang1bing1)。我知道你很不想去。为什么呢？

E: Okay, I will ask dad first. When you were 23 years old, you had to serve in the military. I know that you didn’t want to go. Why not?

爸爸：对，我是很不想去的。第一，要剃光头。第二，不自由。第三，要离开家。第四，班长很讨厌因为他们要训练我们。

E: Yes, I really didn’t want to go. First, we had to shave our heads. Second, there’s no freedom. Third, being away from home. Fourth, the officers were very mean because they had to train us. 

 

我：你们从台湾搬到美国的时候，你们的英文很差。所以你们去上课的时候多困难？

E: When you guys moved from Taiwan to the United States, your guys’ English wasn’t very good. So how hard was it when you guys went to class?

爸爸：我们去上课的时候很难，因为我们听不懂教授在说的话。所以我们要问同学“教授在说什么？”。做功课的时候，要跟同学借笔记。

E: When we went to class, it was really challenging because we couldn’t understand what the professor was saying. So, we had to ask our classmates “What is the professor saying?”. When we did homework, we had to borrow our classmates’ notes. 

我：所以，妈妈，你长大的时候，外公和外婆没有那么多时间可以照顾你。这是跟我长大的时候很不一样。什么可以让你学会自己照顾自己？

 

E: So, Mom, when you were growing up, grandpa and grandma didn’t have that much time to look after you. This is different from when I was growing up. What allowed you to learn how to take care of yourself?

妈妈：因为如果我不学着自己做，就没有人会帮我做。这是因为，看到爸爸妈妈很忙就想要多帮他们一下。

E: Because if I didn’t learn to do things, there was nobody there to help me do it. This is because when I saw how busy my parents were, I just wanted to help them out. 

我：你们在台湾上学的时候多幸苦？

E: How difficult was going to school in Taiwan?

妈妈：我们上课时间很长、功课很多、考试也很多、考不好还会被老师打。

E: We went to class for a long time, had a lot of homework, had very difficult tests, and the teacher hit us if we did poorly on tests. 

爸爸：星期一到星期六，早上八点开始上课，五点下课。下课以后，还要补习到九点才能回家。星期天还要读书。

E: From Monday to Saturday, we start class at 8 in the morning, and finish class at 5 in the afternoon. After class, we have to go to the tutor until 9 at night until we can go home. We still have to study on Sundays.

我：所以你觉得我跟弟弟在加拿大读书太简单妈？

 

E: So do you think my brother and I studying in Canada is too easy?

妈妈：我觉得你们的功课太少，可是不一定太简单。

E: We think that you guys have too little homework, but it’s not necessarily too easy.

我：你们觉得我能在台湾学习吗？

 

E: Do you guys think I could study in Taiwan?

爸爸：一定不能！

E: Absolutely not!

我：你们长大的经验有没有影响你们抚养（fu2yang3)我跟弟弟?

 

E: Did your childhood experiences influence the way you raised my brother and I?

爸爸：当然有啊！因为我们的爸爸妈妈以前都没有时间陪我们，所以我们现在就花多一点时间陪你们。

E: Of course! Because our parents didn’t have much time to spend with us, we spend more time with you guys. 

妈妈： 我们也会常常带你们出去玩。

E: We also took you guys out to play very often.

我：好。谢谢。

E: Okay, thank you.