講座和紀錄片 Talks and Documentaries

20220808: Sarah Ping, “Becoming British Chinese”, BBC Radio 4 documentary 8/8/2022.

Becoming British Chinese examines what it means to be young and Chinese in Britain today. Sarah Ping reflects on her identity as the community resists stereotypes and fights racism in the light of changing geo-politics.

Sarah is a young journalist who lives in Southampton where her father was born. Her mother moved here from Hong Kong as a child.

With two of her best friends, Sarah begins a journey to find other young people grappling with issues about their identity as young British Chinese. She travels to Liverpool – the oldest Chinese community in the UK – where she celebrates Chinese New Year in a way she never has before, and meets musicians improvising new musical styles that combine the Chinese and British heritage.

She also speaks to thinkers, academics, politicians and comedians, including MP Alan Mak and stand-up comic Phil Wang. They share their stories and hopes for the future of the British Chinese community.

Sarah argues that the Chinese community is finding a new voice, but also recognises the challenges facing it now, including complex geo-political issues around China and the potentially huge influx of migrants from Hong Kong.

*Sarah Ping is the daugther of Mr George Ping, who is a prominent member of the Chinese Association of Southampton. 

20220618: Jayanti Shah: “Anti-racism when there is only one human race!”, TEDx Southampton University 18/6/2022.

This talk sets out the origins of race as a categorising term, and through that, racism. It explains how we can adopt an anti-racism way of thinking, and living.

*Jayanti Shah MBE has worked for the last 50 years to promote anti-racism in Southampton and Hampshire, for which he was recognised with an MBE in 2020. He is a close friend to the Chinese Association of Southampton.

Thanks to SeaCity Museum for the invitation and to various interviewees for providing many important information. 感謝海城博物館的邀請 和 各位受訪者提供的珍貴信息。

*Michael Ng is the 6th chairperson of the Chinese Association of Southampton.