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OUGD603 | Extended Practice | Brief 03 | Content & Interviews | BBC (Our Generation) - Life being British Born Chinese





Content
During our meeting we noted down 45 potential questions, some which we thought of ourselves and some that we asked others of what they wanted to know. But after gaining feedback, the most important thing was what do we want to tell others, rather than what others wanted to know about us.

We mutually agreed to split it into 3 sections: general question, "story time" and for recording (which will be optional), this was so we could pick out potential quotes for the publication and get a general overview of how the individuals perceive themselves and if there are any similarities.


Potential Questions/Quotes for Publication:
  1. What do you classify yourself more, Chinese or British? 
  2. Do you have an identity crisis? Do you feel like you have an alter-ego with your two different cultures? For example, you act different as your “British” self (Tim) to your “Chinese” self (Zixiang).
  3. Do you engage with your heritage, or are you not too fussed?
  4. Do you think there is a stereotype? Do you think British people judge you from these stereotypes? 
  5. What does it mean to be British-born Chinese?

Childhood (Storytime)
  1. If you could go back in time to tell your past self something, what would you say?
  2. Have you ever encountered racism in your life?
  3. Have you ever been to Chinese school? Do you remember anything that you learnt there?
  4. Have you ever been subjected into child labour by working in a take-away?
  5. Do you often travel to China/Hong Kong? Do you feel more at home there or back in the UK? Why?

Recording (Optional)
  1. So where are you reaaaaaaaally from?
  2. Can you speak Chinese? (If so, can you introduce yourself in Chinese.)
  3. What is a common phrase/slang from where you are?
  4. Can you say these words: scone, tongue, bath, dance, chicken, cheeky Nando’s, Bob’s your uncle, flipping heck, bloody hell, banter, chockablock, chuff, lolly ice, I’m gutted, innit, swot, taking the mick, book, ai-yah!, British-born Chinese.
  5. Have you ever encountered racism in your life? How did you deal with it? Did it affect you?
  6. If you could go back in time to tell your past self something, what would you say?

Interviewees
In total there are approximately 20 participants including ourselves. Each will require sending us a childhood photograph of themselves and a photograph which we will take of them in polaroid form. As well as that there is an option for recording to hear accents and could potentially be used for other things if possible.

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