Linkage, admin stuff

[oyceter]

Er, hello new people!

Most of the time I am very boring and blog about books, manga, books, manga, tv, books, manga, sakura of DOOM, manga, and the incomprehensible awesomeness of Yuki Kaori, which is so incomprehensiblly awesome that every time I talk about her stuff I think of new things I forgot! Like the flying whale.

... like I said. Welcome to my LJ! I hope you will pardon me as I go off on strange tangents involving whales, wings with eyes, and zombie angel embryos, and of course, if you get bored or just don't have time or hate me or anything, it is always defriending amnesty day here.

That said, some links:

• fight_derailing has info on fundraising to send POC to Wiscon (this started because several POC had mentioned they wanted to go to Wiscon and lacked funds/a place to stay/transportation/etc and is definitely not about pressuring people to go somewhere they will feel unsafe).
  
  Uh. This puts me in an awkward position, because while I completely do not want to pressure people to go anywhere they feel unsafe, I am also definitely going to be at Wiscon and would love to meet up with people there.


• verb_noire is already at its goal (way past its goal, awesomesauce!) for contributions, so I am super late to the party, as usual. But I am sure more could never hurt!
  
  


• You have until April 3 to submit to the Asian Women Blog Carnival!


• The Remyth Project is perpetually ongoing (I think).


• The POC in SF/F Carnival has a special edition coming out soon, on Interrogating the Text, De-Colonizing the Mind: An Intra-POC Dialogue. Submission open until March 27.


• ibarw is looking for newsletter moderators.

Comments

[wordkink.livejournal.com]

See, there's the dilemma. I'm not actually sure whether I would make the TCK qualifier.

...So I've totally written this reply like three times already. That's how confused the whole thing makes me. So, I give you the short version. XD

Dad = Tall skinny white surfer dude
Mama = Tiny Zapotec Indian from Oaxaca

My sister and I grew up in San Diego, but spent every summer of our lives in Oaxaca. So we have a mastery of English and zero Mexican accent and really conversation Spanish skills, but -look- Mexican which means that being in the States means we're invaders (irony!) and going to Oaxaca means we're the ultra-privileged children of an American.

The bi-racial nature of everything seems to throw off the terms. From most of what I've read (since seeing you use the term. Thanks! :D) implies that both parents come from the same culture and it's just the children that feel the disconnect. But what about those of us where were raised sort of riding that border between both cultures but lack a solidarity in the culture of our parents? Other than being ultra-lib hippies my parents are... well, they're together because they love each other, not because of any commonality of culture other than that which they created for themselves.

...which is a long winded way of saying, I don't know! Heh. Obviously the "Oooh," moment is still happening for me. *G*

[oyceter]

No, that makes sense! When I was reading some stuff on it, because it was written mostly for Army kids or missionaries' kids, the assumption was that you were born in the culture your parent(s) were from, then moved elsewhere, then moved back. Whereas for me, I was born in the US, then moved to Taiwan, and then moved back to the US. Which... is not my parents' culture, but now also not quite mine because I am American by nationality but do not feel completely connected (although more now after having worked here and paid taxes. but still). But Taiwan is also not quite mine and people there hear me speaking my horribly accented Chinese and immediately go, "You're American, aren't you?".

But like you say, I think the original use of the term assumes a lot, but I am totally for claiming it for myself (and for other people claiming it for themselves) anyway!