Monday, August 30, 2010

Identity and Belonging

Recently we have read the story 'Chinese Lessons', in which a young woman describes her changing feelings about her cultural background.
We have also watched the film 'Australia', in which a young half-caste boy says 'I belong no one. I belong nowhere'.

Where do you belong? Where do you feel most comfortable? Is it possible to belong to more than one place and culture?
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9 comments:

  1. cunhuoSeptember 7, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    the one is so lonely

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  2. StevenSeptember 7, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    sometimes I think I am a yellow duck,cant found my team

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  3. Yoghurt.jhSeptember 7, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    I belong to my chinese culture and also the melbourne hip hop community.I feel most comfortable when I'm with my closest friends. I think it's possible to belong to more than one place and culture because where I belong is depended on where my friends are.

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  4. Yoghurt.jhSeptember 13, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    I feel for you Steven. It is sometimes hard to find a community that you belong to when you just arrive in a different country. I think you just have to stay possitive and be greatful for your friends.

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  5. Wan TingSeptember 13, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    i think i belong to both.sometime i am lonly ,sometime i can seat with my friends and chat.
    but i can't leave without my friends,because i love them so much.
    in my mind my parents and i are one group,i can't live without anyone.
    And i think my parents and my friends are my angel.

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  6. yale烨September 13, 2010 at 4:38 PM

    I still try to find a way I can belong.The yellow duck is lonely but it's not forever,that moment will over.Sometimes I think I'm same as the yellow duck I am in a different area I do not know where is my group and which way I can belong,I do not have any ideas for without this feeling, my world so cold everyday I sit and ask myself why how could this be.But i trust nobody will still alone everyone can find a best way and belong then forever can begin. I think my group still waitting for me I wanna tell people who are like me don’t give up yourself face to your life you are not alone.

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  7. MaxSeptember 13, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    As a member of crowd who has been especal and unique even excluded that situation is mixfeeling. everyone is different appearance character even habit. So you can not change objective terms of youself however adjust your mood to accept youself. In fact that ultimate matter is you reject youself.

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  8. shokoSeptember 13, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    I'm still not sure that where am I belong to,bu
    t I love people who around me.Thus I think
    this is a place that I can belong and be happy.
    It isn't easy to find the place that people can feel comfortable. therefore it's important to keep on having good friendship and find true place.

    Also I think its possible that people belong to more than one culture. If people couldn't belong more than one culture, it will be a small,boring world :(

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  9. stevenSeptember 13, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    when my frends leave,I would feel lonely for a while.On this time,I like the yellow duck,can't found my team.But everything will gone with the wind in the finally.I will be happy again, I will found my group again.In the future I will have more and more new frends.They will make my happy.Cherish your frends please,they are very importent in your life!:)

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