Reflecting on the personal is political part 2
<p>When we talk about women of color sometimes we forget that East Asian and chinese women are also women of color. This is nothing against non-Asian people of color, but I’ve always felt like our experiences as East Asian and Chinese people are forgotten about. That’s why this reading made me feel so seen and understood. It’s called “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan.</p>
<p>It discusses this concept of different kinds of Englishes. There’s english you use with your family, there’s english you use in the classroom, there’s english you use in literature, and there’s english that non-native speakers use. I have been a native English speaker my whole life because I’ve been born and raised in the United States my whole life. So the experience with immigration and language barriers was an Asian and POC experience that I never had. I had the fortune of receiving quality english education to the point where when speaking with non-native english speaking climate activists across the world, there were many barriers and differences.</p>
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