Wong, E. H. S. (2012). Not Welcome A Critical Analysis of Ableism in Canadian Immigration Policy from 1869 to 2011. Critical Disability Discourses/Discours critiques dans le champ du handicap, 4.https://cdd.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cdd/article/view/34877 A Foucauldian discourse analysis of Canadian immigration policies and state practices reveals the ableist foundations of the Canadian nation-state. Throughout much of Continue Reading
Writings
Football and Resistance
Anyone who knows me well, would’ve heard me harp on and on about how awesome football (soccer) is, and how we’re going to have a social revolution come out of the stadiums … And while I tend to exaggerate, once again, we hear news of the connections between football as a Continue Reading
Choi Yuen (菜園村) Villagers Protest Eviction Plans, Continuing a Long History of HK Indigenous Resistance
Recently, there’s been news reports of confrontations between the police, security guards and demolition workers on one side, and villagers/outside solidarity activists on the other, in the village of Choi Yuen. A couple days ago, I posted an article on the loss of more rural villages in Hong Kong, as Continue Reading
Right of Abode in Hong Kong Granted for Mainland-Born Children
For all its faults, the Hong Kong Catholic Church was pretty cool on this issue. A major issue of status in Hong Kong is that of Hong Kong families with children and spouses born in Mainland China. As a result of the one country, two system policy, (and colonialism .. Continue Reading
Rediscovering Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK)
Rediscovering amazing Hong Kong public talk radio (rthk.hk). Haven’t listened to it for a long while. I used to listen to it almost daily, as it was on at home all the time. It’s surprisingly nuanced. In the last show, they spent a bunch of time interviewing and conducting phone-ins Continue Reading
HK League of Social Democrats Split – Right-Faction Resigns
The League of Social Democrats, the left-most party in Hong Kong founded by Leung Kwok-Hung (affectionately known as ‘Long Hair’ for his refusal to cut his hair short until those that died during the Tiananmen Square Massacre are vindicated) and radio-host Wong ‘Mad Dog’ Yuk-Man has split after two of Continue Reading
Wary of ID Politics in Recent Campaigns
As I have communicated to others time to time, I have been increasingly wary about campaigns in our community leaning increasingly towards ID politics and electoral politics. Here’s what I posted in response to someone asking about whose interest multiculturalism serves and how it enforces racism: The interests they serve Continue Reading
“Why do Chinese hate animals so much?” Racializing Discourse in Campaigns Against Shark Finning
I have come across a number of campaigns opposed to shark finning that specifically target Chinatown. For example, an event held in January was entitled “Shark March Through China Town”. In the description, it is stated that “Hong Kong is about 80% of the business for the Shark FIn Soup Continue Reading