msquebanh, 26 days ago to chinese

A quiet power rises in SF politics: #ChineseGrandparents

Much like candidates and elected officials adopting #Chinese names, the prominence of #monolingual Chinese seniors at #political rallies has become a perennial election-year phenomenon in #SanFrancisco. This demographic may not swing elections, but their presence sends a signal to other pockets of this heavily #Asian city about diversity and organizing power.

https://sfstandard.com/2024/05/21/san-francisco-mayors-race-chinese-grandmas-grandpas/

#AsianMastodon #ChineseElderActivists #AsianAmericans

jikodesu, 2 months ago to random

Why do Americans hate it when you speak a language other than English?

This sums it up: "I feel terrible and inferior that I only speak English" -- from a post by Adrianna Tan

#EnglishLanguage #Americans #Monolingual #Bilingual

generic, 9 months ago to random

I don‘t understand why #Mona isn‘t called #Monolingual. 🤦‍♂️

I‘m not only gonna use another account for posting in another language, I‘ll also have to use another client for that.

Or buy another Apple device (this is the way, well actually). 💩

tuckerteague, 1 year ago to art

#Introduction Born on #TurtleIsland to #capitalist parents. #PNW resident.

Lover of #art, #music, #poetry, #philosophy & #cinema.

Call me #Marxist, #Christian, perhaps #Buddhist, #GenX, #INFJ, sadly #monolingual, and privileged. Also #married, #father, & mediocre #friend. Trying to be better.

Also amateur #screenwriter, #trivia collector & holder of 4 #college degrees.

Former #Photographer, #Professor, #TelevisionDirector, #SawmillWorker, & #ConstructionWorker.

Still learning who I am. 😂