The latest video of foreign immigrants

"Because I really want to learn Chinese", because I can't speak Chinese, a China girl began to cry.

"Why do you want to learn?"

"Because I come from China, why can't I speak Chinese when I come from China? Grandparents will say, we won't. "

The girl confided to her mother in tears.

The girl's family filmed this scene and posted it online. This video quickly became popular on the Internet.

As a China person, it is common that you can't speak Chinese.

Many China people who immigrated to other countries are not keen on teaching their children to speak Chinese and understand China culture.

Mr. Lin from Zhejiang has lived in Spain for a long time and runs a clothing wholesale company. Mr Lin prefers Spanish to China. When interviewed by reporters, Mr. Lin made no secret of his contacts with Spaniards, which made him feel decent and comfortable.

Mr. Lin has been committed to fully integrating his family into Spanish society. He seldom attends Chinese gatherings and deliberately avoids Chinese neighbors and moves into high-end residential areas. He doesn't eat Chinese food, and he seldom goes to the Chinese supermarket to buy Chinese goods. Although his wife is from China, Mr. Lin always communicates with his family in English.

In the eyes of outsiders, Mr. Lin's behavior may be "worshipping foreign things and flattering foreign countries", but it does reflect the true mentality of some immigrants.

After emigrating to other countries, these immigrants often encounter various difficulties because of language and identity problems. In order to make their children become "locals" better, get rid of this kind of trouble and live a better life in a foreign country, they would rather abandon their traditional culture and let their children get in touch with the local culture from an early age.

Some parents in China are unwilling to let their children learn Chinese, and some parents in China don't know how to let their children learn Chinese.

China people have emigrated for a long time. Take the United States as an example Since19th century, people from China have come to live in the United States.

Most of these immigrants are from Guangdong. In the minds of these early immigrants, Chinese refers to the dialect of their hometown, namely Cantonese, Chaozhou dialect or Minnan dialect. They lived in wartime and had low education. Many people don't realize the importance of cultural heritage, so the children of these immigrants are basically completely American.

For these China people, Chinese is not the language of their hometown, but a novelty from other cultures.

Even though these China parents are willing and able to teach their children Chinese and understand China culture, it is still unknown whether their children are willing to spend time studying.

For many children in China, learning Chinese is a thankless task.

Nick Chu, a columnist in China, once described his embarrassing situation as a second-generation immigrant in an article.

His mother is from China. She taught him to speak Chinese, eat Chinese food, celebrate traditional festivals in China, and often took him to parties in China, trying to impress the children with her China identity.

But as a child, he is very resistant to this because these traditional cultures make him out of place. Other Americans will not spend time learning a language that is basically useless, nor will they celebrate traditional festivals on the other side of the ocean. Emphasizing Chinese identity in American society will only lead to more discrimination.

So Nick Chu began to reject his mother's traditional culture and education. He stopped learning Chinese and didn't want to attend family gatherings. He rejected all the elements of China in his life.

"Maybe you don't think it's necessary to deny your China identity, but if you were ridiculed as a scavenger from kindergarten, you wouldn't feel this way."

This behavior may be rebellious, but it does make young Nick Chu live a more comfortable life.

Some parents are unwilling to teach, some parents will not teach, and most children are unwilling to learn. This is a cruel situation that China families have to face.

But not all immigrant families are forced to give up their traditional culture. As Asians, most Korean immigrants can speak Korean as well as read and write.

What makes Koreans stick to their traditional culture in foreign countries? There are many answers to this question, among which the excellent family conditions of Korean immigrant families and the community culture advocating holding groups are one.

However, for the younger generation of Korean immigrants, it is the popular Korean culture that has swept the world in recent years that reminds them of their Korean identity.

Pop culture is the best way to influence young people.

When western pop culture is popular, not only China people, but also the young people in our country will be subtly influenced.

Behind the language dilemma of Chinese Americans is actually a cultural war, which either affects others or is influenced by others. There is no third way to go.