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I received an email this morning asking me if I wanted to be a panelist for a forum at the Vancouver Asian Film festival . I don't get paid, but I do get a free festival pass. Plus, I'm just happy to be asked! Here's what I'll be speaking at-
PROGRAM SIX
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2006
11:00 A.M.
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*CANADIAN ASIAN vs. ASIAN CANADIAN:*
*POLITICALLY CORRECT LABELS*
Canada’s multicultural society often leads people to identify themselves with hyphenated labels. But, how does one choose a label? What are the implications of placing one’s ethnicity before nationality and vice versa? Moreover, as ethnicities become increasingly blended it is now more the norm to identify oneself as a hybrid or hyphenated.
This program begins with the screening of two films. The first is CANADIAN-CHINESE, a filmmaker's personal exploration of identity. Then in BETWEEN: LIVING IN THE HYPHEN, the documentary weaves several of its subjects’ experiences with self-identification while growing up bi-racial.**
These screenings will be followed by a panel discussion on “Politically Correct Labels”
CANADIAN-CHINESE
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Felix Cheng
| Documentary | Beta | Colour | 2005 | 10 minutes | Canada |
Vancouver Premiere
Through the concept of language, CANADIAN-CHINESE is a documentary surrounding director Felix Cheng’s personal relationship with his family and cultural background. Simultaneously, he explores the issue of identity and the connection that one makes with the people and world around him simply through the act of understanding his own language.
BETWEEN: LIVING IN THE HYPHEN
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DIRECTOR Anne Marie Nakagawa
WRITER Anne Marie Nakagawa
PRODUCERS Bonnie Thompson, NFB
| Documentary | Beta | Colour | 2005 | 42 minutes | Canada |
Vancouver Premiere
In Canada, diversity often means “one ethnicity + hyphen +Canadian,” but what if you don’t fit into an easy category? What if your background is a hybrid of ancestries and you live somewhere between, where cultural identities overlap?
BETWEEN interweaves the experiences of a group of Canadians with one parent from an European background and one from a visible minority. They’re all struggling to find a satisfying frame of reference. Cultural identity, it seems, is more complex than what our multicultural utopia implies.
*PANEL DISCUSSION:*
The politics of identifying oneself such as Asian Canadian vs. Canadian Asian, can be extremely bewildering. Come join this distinguished panel of guests and get the low down on how to identify yourself and what it all means.
PROGRAM SIX
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2006
11:00 A.M.
* *
*CANADIAN ASIAN vs. ASIAN CANADIAN:*
*POLITICALLY CORRECT LABELS*
Canada’s multicultural society often leads people to identify themselves with hyphenated labels. But, how does one choose a label? What are the implications of placing one’s ethnicity before nationality and vice versa? Moreover, as ethnicities become increasingly blended it is now more the norm to identify oneself as a hybrid or hyphenated.
This program begins with the screening of two films. The first is CANADIAN-CHINESE, a filmmaker's personal exploration of identity. Then in BETWEEN: LIVING IN THE HYPHEN, the documentary weaves several of its subjects’ experiences with self-identification while growing up bi-racial.**
These screenings will be followed by a panel discussion on “Politically Correct Labels”
CANADIAN-CHINESE
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Felix Cheng
| Documentary | Beta | Colour | 2005 | 10 minutes | Canada |
Vancouver Premiere
Through the concept of language, CANADIAN-CHINESE is a documentary surrounding director Felix Cheng’s personal relationship with his family and cultural background. Simultaneously, he explores the issue of identity and the connection that one makes with the people and world around him simply through the act of understanding his own language.
BETWEEN: LIVING IN THE HYPHEN
* *
DIRECTOR Anne Marie Nakagawa
WRITER Anne Marie Nakagawa
PRODUCERS Bonnie Thompson, NFB
| Documentary | Beta | Colour | 2005 | 42 minutes | Canada |
Vancouver Premiere
In Canada, diversity often means “one ethnicity + hyphen +Canadian,” but what if you don’t fit into an easy category? What if your background is a hybrid of ancestries and you live somewhere between, where cultural identities overlap?
BETWEEN interweaves the experiences of a group of Canadians with one parent from an European background and one from a visible minority. They’re all struggling to find a satisfying frame of reference. Cultural identity, it seems, is more complex than what our multicultural utopia implies.
*PANEL DISCUSSION:*
The politics of identifying oneself such as Asian Canadian vs. Canadian Asian, can be extremely bewildering. Come join this distinguished panel of guests and get the low down on how to identify yourself and what it all means.
