Stereotypes Today: Beat Em or Join Em?
Stereotypes Today: Beat Em or Join Em?
Auckland, 1 May 2014 – So you’re Chinese. You work really hard, you’re super cheap and when you park wonky, you know what everyone’s thinking.
Presented by Future Dragonz, Stereotypes Today: Beat Em or Join Em? is a lively conversation event that unpacks cultural stereotypes and what it means to be Chinese today. It takes place on Wednesday 14 May in Auckland at AUT University.
“This third instalment in our Slanted series will peel back the good, the bad and the ugly around stereotypes. Our four talented speakers (Kimberley James; Mike Tsang; Sy Fong; Wendy Wang) share how stereotypes have shaped their very different journeys and reveal their favourite weapon to attack or defend them,” says co-organiser Wei Ou.
“The event platform also gives the audience an opportunity to examine its attitudes and reactions towards the topic,” he adds.
This special event will appeal to young professionals who face cultural tensions in their life as well as to anyone curious about the role and influence of stereotypes today.
For more details and to register for the event, please visit: www.futuredragonz.org.nz/events.html
AUT University is the event partner.
Future
Dragonz
Future Dragonz (www.futuredragonz.org.nz) is New
Zealand's leading Chinese young professionals' network,
offering social networking and learning opportunities to
local and overseas born Chinese. Events are designed to
enhance members' social networks, professional growth and
personal wellbeing. An initiative of the New Zealand Chinese
Association (NZCA) Auckland, Future Dragonz launched in
April 2010.
Slanted
Slanted is a conversation
series created by Future Dragonz. It showcases the
perspectives of personalities across a range of creativity,
lifestyle and career pursuits. It celebrates Chinese voices
and strives to uproot stereotypes historically imposed on us
by others less informed. Some believe that Chinese people
all look and think the same. With Slanted we offer our
unique bent on things - through our
eyes.
ENDS