ASA 2 Sect. 1
Blog 10
11/21/15
From experience as a queer-Vietnamese person, communal expectation and family values are at the upmost priority for a person to maintain social status with in the community and/or family. On top of of these, preservation of one's cultural identity is important. In Vietnamese culture where Confucius ideology is heavily influenced due to a millennia of Chinese occupation, sex is also considered a taboo subject. I've always wondered I had never got "the talk" and I had to find my own sex education through media or school.
In terms of coming out, word spreads quick through out the community and the usual gossip and shaming of the individual who came out. The Asian queer experience usual follow these processes: parents feel guilt and shame for themselves then worry for their child. Self representation is crucial and for parents of LGBTQIA+ identifying children, they are met with critiques of their parenting skills and even judgement of their cultural identity. Despite the conservative opinion by most API groups, I was fortunate enough to meet open-minded LBGT friendly parents at a conference I went during Spring 2015.
Question: How can we bring "Western" topics like sexual identity into conversation without losing our cultural identity?
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| VROC (Viet Rainbow of Orange County) found for their rights to march in the 2014 Tet Parade in OC's Little Saigon |
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