I’m quite interested in thinking about that notion of the hyphen. That little thing that’s in-between. Let’s say, “Chinese-Canadian”… |
“I’m quite interested in thinking about that notion of the hyphen. That little thing that’s in-between. Let’s say, “Chinese-Canadian,” or “Japanese-Canadian.” I like to challenge those two poles, those two hegemonous poles who want to claim a part of me. Because I feel like I’ve lived in-between and I like the in-between. It’s a place that I would like to spruce-up a bit. I like to, you know, put some nice furniture in the in-between place.” —Fred Wah
Anne Marie Nakagawa, “Between: Living in the Hyphen,” National Film Board of Canada, (2005): 00:0:28-00:01:02.
Tags: Anne Marie Nakagawa, Fred Wah, National Film Board of Canada