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LOCAL
MINORITY
Locals or Minorities?
Are the ethnic minorities in Hong Kong really a minority, or are they more local to the city, like the Chinese locals?
What struggles do these Hong Kongers go through?
INCLUSIVITY IN
HONG KONG
Ethnic minorities make up 3.5% of Hong Kong's 7.5 million population, but they are still underlooked.
Despite being a growing community, the ethnic minorities still face a number of troubles while integrating into the Hong Kong community. Namely, racial discrimination, language barriers and widespread poverty.
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Are the ethnic minorities truly marginalized? Is it hard to be an ethnic minority in Hong Kong? Will Hong Kong ever address this?
Let's have a conversation with these minorities in Hong Kong and learn about their day to day lives living in this 'diverse' city.
Just a few stories from the ethnic minority population in Hong Kong and their struggles with living in this city.
From discrimination to exclusion to name calling, we explore their stories.
However, are they really ethnic minorities if they identify as Hong Kongers and consider themselves local?
I WAS CALLED CURRY
"He used to call me å’–å–±{gaa3 lei1 - curry}," the tan, Hindu-Muslim kid recalled, with a slight chuckle playing on his lips as he recalled the so-called funny moment in his life, the moment he was called curry. "I thought it was funny, because I like eating curry, so I just laughed" he continued with a small amused laugh, dismissing the subject.
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STOP SEARCH
"I would always be stopped by the Police for some reason," he shrugged. "Maybe it's because I look like a robber... Do I?" He asked with a cocked head and a troubled expression crossing his face.Â
Having been halted by the Police, who demanded for his ID from time to time, and body checked, he was confused as to why he was the target of these 'random' searches. All the time.
ABOUT THE BLOG OWNER
Sneha Lalwani, 21 Years Old
As an ethnic minority myself, I really wanted to make this blog to explore the strories of people living here in Hong Kong. I insert myself and my experiences in their stories and try my best to relay their encounters with the hidden racism present in some people, to my readers, aka, you.
Please feel free to send me an email about your own experiences and I will try my best to get your story posted, and do it justice.
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Thanks for reading Local Minority, and I hope your eyes have opened to the skeletons in the cupboard of Hong Kong.
