| Another Perspective on English-Only |
[Jan. 6th, 2008|12:53 am] |
December 31, 2007
Another Perspective on English-Only
Over the past fifteen years there has been a large influx of Chinese immigrants into the Vancouver area, so large that the impact is quite noticeable. People comment that half the students at the University of British Columbia seem to be oriental. The most common family name in the Vancouver area is now Lee 李 (also Korean), followed by Wong 王, with Smith in third place. Chan 陳 is fourth. Chinese are now the largest ethnic group in a number of areas, and in many areas most of the stores have signs in Chinese. One such area is Richmond, the suburb near the airport, where over 30% of the population is Chinese-speaking. In Richmond, all of the top ten family names are Chinese.
Not surprisingly this has caused grousing by some of the Euro-Canadian population, especially Anglo-Canadians. The biggest complaint seems to be signage in Chinese, which they can't read and which gives the area a saliently East Asian character.
A while back I was visiting a Native (that is "American Indian") friend and we went to a computer and electronics shop in Richmond. Like other stores in the area, most of the signs were in Chinese and the staff were Chinese. We got to talking about the increased Chinese presence and the unhappiness it had caused in some quarters. He said:
I don't know who these white people are to be complaining. As far as I'm concerned, they're all illegal immigrants. But if I have to choose, I prefer the Chinese.
Posted by Bill Poser at December 31, 2007 03:10 PM |
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| Broccoli & Deviled Eggs Plus Ham |
[Dec. 14th, 2007|01:33 am] |
Serves 16
16 eggs
4 teaspoon mustard
Cold water
1 cup finely chopped baked ham
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
2 teaspoon chopped onion
Fresh broccoli
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| Chicken and Potatoes Quiche/Pie |
[Dec. 3rd, 2007|09:46 pm] |
This is something I threw together when I fail to make chicken nuggets. Everyone told me it's good, so I don't want to lose the recipe.
A. Baked chicken slices, two servings--cut into v. small pieces
B. Baked vegetables:
3 red potatoes, cut into matchsticks (seasoned with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning)
julienned carrot
green pepper/broccoli matchstick
onion slices
C. Phyllo for 2 pie shells (with cooking spray between 4+ layers)
D. 6 eggs, fluffed up with mayonaisse
Line C with cheese crackers, A and B.
Put cheese slices on top.
Pour D over everything.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 15-20 minutes.
Cut quiche into slices to make sure that D is done cooking. |
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| Tale of Houses Four ~ the Every Flavor Beans version |
[Dec. 1st, 2006|05:48 am] |
"Tale of Houses Four" by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) lilian_cho
This public message was brought to you by Bertie Botts' Every Flavour Beans
Rating: PG-13 for gayness warped worldview
Pairing: bean/bean
Warnings: Gen, slash (if you can conceive beans as having gender)
Length: 535 words
Archive: Please ask permission first.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bertie Botts' Every Flavour Beans, Jelly Bellies, or any other candy company. Sadly.
This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by J.K. Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books, Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made, and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Gryffindor beans
Gryffindor beans get a bigger, unique bowl due to discrimination because they are spehshul. |
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| Shredded Beef Tofu |
[Mar. 14th, 2006|05:13 am] |
Originally posted at lilian_cho
Zhe she wo potluck de se hou jui xi huan ju de chai.
(assdfsgkj it's tiring to even type in pinyin >_>)
( Shredded Beef Tofu )
Xia che wo hui da zhao xiang gei peng you men kan. (^_^) |
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