South Asians in Hong Kong
Moving towards a multicultural and diverse society
-an inside look at 4 South Asian families in Hong Kong
About
Inspired by UNESCO's International Mother Language Day, as introduced to us in our course LCOM3001: Cultural dimensions of language and communiation at The University of Hong Kong, we embarked on a journey to further understand our local South Asian community. We explored the socio-cultural linguistic situations of various members of the South Asian community in Hong Kong and humbly present our findings on this website.
Interviews
Our journey to understand the South Asian community in Hong Kong brought us to various locations around Hong Kong. These locations included a Thai restaurant in Fanling, the Halal Food Corner of our university (HKU), a company conference room in Sheung Wan, and a welcoming home in Lai Chi Kok.
We met with various members of four different families and were able to ask them about their daily lives. Through our interaction and interviews with them, we were able to better understand their social, cultural and linguistic practices.
Hong Kong is known as 'Asia's World City'. A look around the city and it's obvious that Hong Kong is home to people of different ethnic backgrounds, many of which are of South Asian descent.
But how much do we really know about them? When exactly did members of the South Asian community begin to reside in Hong Kong? What percentage of local residents are from South Asia...
Background
More importantly, what issues do they face in a community in which they live as minorities?
As students of English Studies and Language and Communication, we believe that it's important not only to find out WHAT issues South Asian minorities are facing, but HOW those issues can be understood in a wider context and HOW they are related to all of us, as we strive towards a multicultural and diverse society.
Major issues
Emily Tang, Amanda Chan, Sophia To, Yolanda Chan
LCOM3001: Cultural dimensions of language and communication
School of English, The University of Hong Kong