#eboru

as it is something I strongly identify with. I also don't want to randomly choose any Chinese last name, as that is could potentially be deemed offensive. I was wondering how I would change my last name that is still culturally significant - but is also tastefully done? Thank you.

omg! sorry i totally missed this ask. i think there are some issues w how they're writing it and therefore representing some t hings, however those points have already been discussed and i think the show has a lot to offer us!!!! i'm so excited and i'm glad this show is on the air and i also found that a lot of moments hit close to home, which is the thing i'm most excited about. this show is so important for us, especially those of us who are very young, bc we get to see ourselves on mainstream tv and see a story that represents us and our families and our lives. it's far from perfect but i'm so freaking happy it's here.

there are a few differences in how some words are pronounced, and taiwanese mandarin doesn't really do juanshe (you know, for zhi, chi, shi, ri) but afaik there aren't differences in accents for words. the primary differences are more colloquial or come down to differences in phrasing. so for example, taiwanese mandarin speakers typically say 一定 while mainland mandarin speakers typically say 肯定. i've never really had problems communicating in the mainland (i grew up speaking taiwanese mandarin) and my mom has picked up taiwanese mandarin and she has no problems either. trust me, you will be fine! 

YEYSYEYSYES IM GOING. Nowadays I'm really looking forward to going to university but I'm also rly scared of the future as well. I'm going with frands and ye

are you going to unsw open day??

throw the argument back at them. tell them if the white racists you encounter that make you criticise australia hate asians in australia so much, why don't they live somewhere else? tell them to go back to their country, because if australia is not 'your' country as an asian australian, it's certainly not theirs as a white australian either.

and yes, white privilege manifests itself globally. white expats in china may experience discrimination (!= racism) once in a while, but their overall status is still one that is elevated and protected, and any non-white expat can tell you that white expats are treated better than they are.

i believe in u, good luck bae