As Xiaoxin mentioned in Wednesday's lecture, interracial people in China are having a much harder time fitting in and Chinese society is still having trouble accepting them as Chinese people. I was interested in finding out more about this concept, especially after the statistic mentioned that 90% of Chinese people are full natives. After looking online, I found a TIME article that discussed the same girl who went on the American Idol version show in China. The first issue or aspect the author of the article explored was the marketing advantage this girl gave to the company. Other sides to the story include: blog/chat room comments, statistics on interracial kids, ex:// Ding Hui (National Volleyball player), etc. One point brought up that deeply disturbed me was the fact about documenting newborns. The government requires parents to register the child in one of the 56 ethnic groups, but interracial is not an available option. As an interracial myself, I feel strongly that the Chinese government and the Chinese people should be willing to accept people who are of other races. I understand the need for Chinese integrity and purity and chastity, but because of the globalization that is occurring in our world today, acceptance is a must. When discussing Ding Hui, the author states, "the athlete should be allowed to represent China alongside pure-blooded Chinese competitors". This specific quote made me think of Harry Potter and this obsession with "pure-blood" vs. "mixed blood". I think J.K. Rowling brought up a good argument about the lack of acceptance society (in this case China) has. Grace Huang.
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