I’m aware of living in a multicultural country. The fact that I’m aware of it, is the point of my story. When one of my sons was 5 years old, he came home from daycare talking incessantly about a boy he played with that day. Continue reading
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Summer Stage for Puppets
Every summer at our cabin in BC we make up shadow puppet shows with our kids using these Wayang puppets I was given as a child, a reminder of my Indonesian heritage. Continue reading
World of Words
Sunday, January 22, 2012. 11:50 am. 10 minutes before opening @ the Central Vancouver Library. Continue reading
My Surrey Adventure
Almost all my friends are white, middle class, and my age. Apropos of this story, I count only one Sikh in my circle of acquaintances. To break out of my narrow band of daily life, I accepted an offer to become a deputy returning officer for an election of the board and officers of a Sikh Temple society in Surrey. Continue reading
Bedside Language Lessons
One experience that comes to mind is a nursing home, which my dad who has Alzheimer’s, lives in. People with Alzheimer’s slowly revert back to their first language. In this home patients and staff from all different countries, e.g. Iraq, Iran, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Italy, to name a few; interact with one another daily. Continue reading
Icebreaker
As the rest of Canada knows, it doesn’t snow that often in Vancouver. When it does there are never enough snowplows to go around so it piles up quickly. Continue reading