A few years back I was chair of and actively organizedevents for the Toronto Tongzhi Club (TTC)– a Mandarin speaking gay men’s club in Toronto. Many gay men from China met through this club. Some of them developed long-term relationships. Tonight I will attend a celebration event by a couple who have been together for 5 [...]
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Posted: March 13th, 2010 by xiaoping
| Filed under Canadian, Chinese, Gay, Just Being Me
Police man Vu Pham was fatally shot by a retired politician Fred Preston on a rural road when Pham pulled over a truck driven by Preston. When I first read the news and saw the picture of the Pham’s Asian face, a strange thought flashed in my head for a nanosecond: could it be possible that Pham had done to provoke Preston? It turned [...]
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Posted: March 13th, 2010 by xiaoping
| Filed under Canadian, Chinese, Just Being Me
When watching the Chinese women’s curling team and the Chinese pair figure skating team competing in the Winter Olympics, I realized that I cared more about them wining and less about Canadian teams’ wining. This is probably because I felt that a Chinese win would help boost my positive image in public as people around [...]
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Posted: March 13th, 2010 by xiaoping
| Filed under Canadian, Chinese, Just Being Me