That's a lot of people who haven't replied in comments! I'm curious.
Me too! I especially like to hear from Americans who are fluent in a language other than English who didn't grow up in a bi/multilingual household. (Which is the case for the vast majority of bi/multilingual Americans I know!)
Growing up in such close proximity to the Detroit auto industry, I grew up having quite a few Japanese friends whose parents came over here for work. I was exposed to anime and Japanese cartoons/characters through them, but...it just never caught on with me! (To be honest, I'm not one for cartoons to begin with.)
I also have several friends I grew up with whose parents immigrated from China/Taiwan/Hong Kong, and a few whose parents came from India. In college, I had a Filipino roommate who was very involved in the Filipino American Students' Association, as well as several pan-Asian groups; plus my childhoo friends who also got involved in Asian-American student orgs.
As a result, aspects of many Asian cultures are very familiar to me! I can't say I speak much Japanese/Cantonese/Tagalog, but I can certainly hold my own in an asian restaurant! XD
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Date: 2011-02-19 03:29 pm (UTC)Me too! I especially like to hear from Americans who are fluent in a language other than English who didn't grow up in a bi/multilingual household. (Which is the case for the vast majority of bi/multilingual Americans I know!)
Growing up in such close proximity to the Detroit auto industry, I grew up having quite a few Japanese friends whose parents came over here for work. I was exposed to anime and Japanese cartoons/characters through them, but...it just never caught on with me! (To be honest, I'm not one for cartoons to begin with.)
I also have several friends I grew up with whose parents immigrated from China/Taiwan/Hong Kong, and a few whose parents came from India. In college, I had a Filipino roommate who was very involved in the Filipino American Students' Association, as well as several pan-Asian groups; plus my childhoo friends who also got involved in Asian-American student orgs.
As a result, aspects of many Asian cultures are very familiar to me! I can't say I speak much Japanese/Cantonese/Tagalog, but I can certainly hold my own in an asian restaurant! XD