“Generation after generation, my ancestors were the “good immigrants” who integrated by believing in one God and in one language.
I have no understanding of or connection to any of the languages, religions, or sociocultural mores of the many ethnic groups which comprise me—they have essentially become foreigners to me.
I have an outsider’s perspective of the histories of my ancestors, whose blood runs through my veins.”
My entire entry can be read here: http://bild-lida.ca/blog/uncategorized/descendant-of-the-good-immigrants-by-rhonda-chung/
Audio version: https://soundcloud.com/bild_lida/descendant-of-the-good-immigrants
BILD is a critical sociolinguistic blog started by members of McGill University's Department of Integrated Studies in Education with the goal of discussing our language experiences in the multilingual setting of Montreal.