I say sort of because I have another blog (tell you later) that i've sorta talked about what jooksings is but i guess since it's a new page and a new blog, I'll start again.
What is a Jooksing?
Well...if you look up jooksing on wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jooksing )
it will tell you that it means means a grain-measuring container made of bamboo. Bamboo is hollow and compartmentalized, thus water poured in one end does not flow out the other end. The metaphor being that "jook-sings" are not part of either culture: water within the jook-sing does not flow and connect to either end. Some so labeled do not consider the term derogatory, though many do.
It also goes to further defining that a jooksing is person of chinese descent that is born over here in North America that have "lost" or "denied" their own chinese heritage. Read it yourself on the link i gave you. It doesn't sound so pleasant.
My name is Chris Tsang. I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I was raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Canadians always have to add the country in because many americans have no geographical idea about Canada. It's not a knock to americans..it's just from personal experience) I've spent time in Vancouver, Edmonton, Ottawa, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. In 1999, I decided to drop a career in Sales management and lived in Hong Kong for 1 year, travelled to singapore, thailand, and malaysia. I figured out that Hong Kong was just not for me. In 2001 I decided to move to Toronto, Ontario. I love it here. It's got everything i want except for the calgary flames and the rocky mountains.
As an Canadian born Chinese, which i absolutely hate saying, I'm here to tell the world that I'm here to defy and challenge the definition of what a jooksing is. Jooksings are a huge population in Canada and the USA and we are a largely ignored culture. There are some bright spots in the country, but jooksings don't really have a strong foothold like blacks do. It's just not as publicized. I'm not saying that I'm here to change the world...but i do want to showcase the jooksing community so it doesn't have to be associated with the asian stereotype.
Since it's 3:44 am. I'll have to continue another day. Until then. stay tuned, keep coming back for more articles and insights from me and other jooksings.com editors.
Chris Tsang
editor in chief,
Jooksings.com