Paloma Chen, poetry, identity, growing up Chinese in Spain
For many years until her mid-teens, Paloma wanted nothing to do with her Chinese culture. Today, that has changed completely.
Migration is a difficult gamble our ancestors have undertaken
It’s Mother’s Day today and Asian Heritage Month here in Canada. I think it’s a good opportunity to show appreciation for our parents, grandparents and ancestors who have moved from China to places abroad. Migration is difficult and it’s a complete gamble. The prosperous countries today might just be the ones facing strife and poverty …
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What’s it like being Chinese in the UK’s north?
Chinese Chippy Girl is a particularly interesting podcast because it talks about growing up Chinese in the UK. The host is Georgie Ma (馬珮瑶) who grew up in Macclesfield, England, near Manchester. In the first episode of her podcast, she shares her experience being Chinese in the north of England. Other episodes are in an …
Is “Chinese diaspora” a problematic term?
I used to sling the term “Chinese diaspora” in the same way as “Overseas Chinese” but someone argued that it might be a very damaging term.
Chinese people in Spain: are businesses ‘a space of resistance?’
Short of interviewing a person directly, I try to understand them through their words. I encountered an interview with a 23-year-old Chinese person in Spain, Paloma Chen, in the Spanish newspaper El Pais. The first time I picked up El Pais was in 2005 when I lived in Salamanca, Spain, and picking one up in …
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