Schoolgirl of New Zealand foreign citizen of Chinese origin ever became a Chinese because of be not

Report occupied net of Chinese live abroad on July 23 coverage of network of dimension of New Zealand day, when Julie Zhu gives the calling card that gives her, she is smiling a little undemonstratively to say: "Calling card is to use can reclaim material makes " .

Julie Zhu of schoolgirl of foreign citizen of Chinese origin is New Zealand green party not only the candidate in Oakland Botany electorate, also be Chinese emigrant newsreel " East Meets East " fabricant. Look in her, nowhere is not in the colour bar, stand bravely to express oneself opinion only, ability acquires equality and due right.

Because be discriminated against, ever a few degrees do not want to become a Chinese

The native place of Julie is in China Xi'an, she arrived 4 years old along with parental immigrant New Zealand. In the growing process that goes 20 years, julie has encountered a lot of discrimination. "I think the phenomenon of the colour bar of New Zealand is not scarce, just people not quite go discussing this topic, or everybody thinks New Zealand is a phyletic and friendly country. But factual circumstance is not such. But factual circumstance is not such..

Julie says, go on the ave in one's childhood, everybody can point to her to cry " Chi Chong " . Of course, as emigrant grow in quantity, such phenomenon becomes little, but discrimination still occurs. (Ching Chong, mandarin of traceable English mother person imitate Chinese, evolve after to be opposite all inferior racialism fun of Yi Zuqun, have contemptuous sex. Have contemptuous sex..

Be in nevertheless Julie in one's childhood that time, chinese immigrant is not much. Go up when elementary school, she is an exclusive Chinese on the class. Because appearance and other child grow differently, julie appears very antipathetic on the class.

"The child's heart is very sensitive, you do not want to differ with other, want to in blending in collective, go only. " Julie is very straight-out tell a reporter, at that time, oneself want to become only " common " child. She does not want to become a Chinese for a time even, because the Chinese is in,other little girl is in the eye " different " .

Julie begins painstakingly oneself " mainland is changed " . Look in Julie, become a New Zealander to should drink the water in faucet directly, smooth base is played in house and do not wear slipper and sock to wait a moment. These little detail perhaps look very do laugh, but in those day, this is the method of the colour bar of a small emigrant revolt however.

Although such, classmates still regard her " alien " . Then gradually, julie tells Chinese no longer. Parents follows year young Julie tells Chinese, her can stubborn response English. All these, just do not want to differ with other. Till today, the Chinese that Julie can say is very finite.

"But to today, I just understand, if this is blended in painstakingly, do not think the Chinese that be regarded as painstakingly, I was lost too much. I was lost too much..

Arrive actually now, major China's emigrant child also is not willing to differ with local other child, they do not want to become " distinctive " . Mr Zhang that lives in Oakland north bank says, the daughter is born in New Zealand, had attended high school now. To the child, very the similar point that cares about oneself and other classmate.

Mr Zhang says, the daughter hopes what head the school midday is handy is sandwich, is not Chinese meal; Even if be to go,wear the black leather shoes that goes to the school at ordinary times the quality that Number One Shoes buys the bad, shoe that contains peculiar smell, also do not wish parents the leather shoes from Chinese try to win sb's favor; Again cold in the winter, also can wear euqally with other child... all these, because do not want to differ with other child,be, do not want to become antipathetic.

Need not blend in painstakingly, brave station comes out to say " not "

As a n experienced person, julie wants to tell these the life is grown the emigrant child in New Zealand, face discrimination, what should do above all is to stand bravely, not silent. Want to do oneself at the same time, need not be blended in painstakingly. As the time that lives in New Zealand longer and longer, means of your habits and customs, conversation can be changed gradually.

"This is a very natural process, but do not need to be changed painstakingly like my hour in that way. But do not need to be changed painstakingly like my hour in that way..

"Be brought up gradually as me, I just realize, these are alleged ' white man ' the viewpoint of value that just is mainstream culture is incorrect. I should stand, correct these wrong ideas, telling Chinese of big family belongs is a thing that how makes a person proud. Telling Chinese of big family belongs is a thing that how makes a person proud..

Julie says, the Chinese is behaved very when be bullied solidarity. After be being raided than be being encountered like student of the Chinese before this, the Chinese organizes remonstrant force, appeal the government enhances public security.

But Julie expresses, the Chinese wants true be not discriminated against, need unites to revolt all imparity and discrimination phenomenon, is not an attention oneself. "We dismiss the best method that accepts discrimination, someone else to also can stand to phonate for us is, when be stripped by the person's right, the Chinese stands bravely also to say not. The Chinese stands bravely also to say not..

By the group of negligence: They sacrificed too much

Current, julie and grandfather grandma live together, the metropolis when she often makes a bus encounters a flock of mixing grandma age similar, won't the old person of foreign citizen of Chinese origin of English. Although live together, but the story that Julie does not know an old person however, she has some of ashamed regret: Everything what I pay them looks too manage place ought to. Then she begins to think: This group easy uncared-for person, is they live after all daily what kind of?

Then, julie patted produce a film to make this ministry name is " East Meets East " newsreel. Follow the footstep of own grandma, discuss senile China's emigrant difficult unfavorable situation.

Every week 5 in the morning, the old lady can take a bus, head for Oakland east the Asian supermarket of the area. There are a lot of China old peoples with her over there, to replace the home the person does Chinese style meal and buy shops.

The old lady expresses, she likes the life of New Zealand, but chat with native have difficulty: "Normally, we and other New Zealander do not have too much communicating, because we won't say English. Encountered, we can say Hello and you are good only, with respect to so much, without the talk of materiality. " the old lady wants to learn English, but to her this age, it is a bit difficult to learn English, has learned classics regular meeting forgets.

Look in Julie, grandparent for the child, leave the home town that lived a few years, immigrant arrives New Zealand. In this new nation, they won't say English, do not know how to communicate with the person.

"They sacrificed too much! "They sacrificed too much!!

Julie often talks about the colour bar publicly, what Dan Ji blames is, her grandma one generation however not very alludes these things. Look in the old person, are those those discrimination in Julie mouth, estrangement normal phenomenon?

Julie says, this is the place that she is very interested in, also be next content that she can be discussed.

Not be green party chooses me, however I chose green party

3 years ago, julie joined green party. Julie is green party now the candidate in Oakland Botany electorate, she thinks green party is the New Zealander's best choice.

Data shows, hawick area inferior descendants population is occupied 40% . Accordingly, outside somebody is guessing, green party chooses Julie, because she can be striven for,perhaps be inferior of descendants constituency voting.

But Julie expresses, not be green party chose her, however she chose green party actively. "I am in Oakland east warden is big, I know the person here, accordingly I want to phonate for them. Area parliament has 9 members, but besides me, the member is a white man completely. From population a group of things with common features group in light of scale, this not can so reasonable that reflect the opinion of masses. This not can so reasonable that reflect the opinion of masses..

Accordingly, julie thinks, oneself serve as inferior descendants, responsible phonate for them. Julie hopes to tell the Chinese of New Zealand the friend, green party heart is fastening them, its policy and their be closely bound up.

"Friend of a lot of Chinese does not understand instantly green party representative what, I hope to tell everybody green party cares the interest of each peoples. We care an environment, care family is waited a moment. The traditional viewpoint of value of these core policy of green party and Chinese has similar place, just the connection that Chinese friend and green party had not established an understanding now. Just the connection that Chinese friend and green party had not established an understanding now..

"I should do this, phonate for everybody, also let people know green party. " (Sophia)