Posts tagged overseas

Chan Jai | A participant in the movement who never stepped up to the front line - "One might even say I lack the courage to make a difference."

Since I became aware of social movements, I have only been a participant, and have never stepped up to the frontline of the movement, because I am afraid of trouble and easily discouraged. One might even say I lack the courage to make a difference. My newly acquainted ‘schoolmates’ changed me. They are really helpful and truly tireless, and taught me how to be free from fear via action, letting me know that breakthroughs lie only in persistence.

Politics, Personal, OverseasWe Are HKers14 November 2019chan jai, montreal, protest, movement, protester, action free hong kong montreal, participant, front line, Canada, organiser, walned, overseasComment

Ted | Evolution of a protestor: resistance as an ‘occupation’ - "We must turn our grief into action."

Regardless of my position as a PRE, part of a road-blocking team, or as a driver shuttling protestors around, I truly believe that each role has its own impact… You can never foresee how your actions today will spur the actions of other people in the future… We must turn our grief into action, so that we can bring about changes for Hong Kong, for our next generations, and for the sake of democracy and freedom.

PoliticsWe Are HKers12 November 2019Ted, occupation, protest, protester, PRN, frontliner, driver, grief, action, public relations, PR, youngsters, overseas Comment

G - "Hongkongers are doing whatever they can, regardless of where and who they are, with the same goal in mind."

Hongkongers are doing whatever they can, regardless of where and who they are, with the same goal in mind. They’ve got it all covered. There’s even a group that collects recyclables at every protest, and another that cleans up the site after protests. It never ceases to amaze me how they can bond together so quickly and efficiently, fuelled by the anger towards injustice and the love for freedom.

Politics, Personal, Identity, OverseasWe Are HKers3 November 2019singapore, G, singaporean, JCo, Lui, perseverance, utopia, role, umbrella movement, overseasComment

"This was precisely the moment where my 'Hongkonger' identity took shape - unyielding yet flexible, like water."

Growing up under the English-medium education in Hong Kong where freedom of speech and independent thinking are celebrated, I have come to realise my generation (post-90s) is very different from my parents’ (60s). We are literally 'two kinds' of people – to me, the sense of belonging becomes a burden.

Personal, Overseas, IdentityWe Are HKers12 October 2019orange peel, sl, 行山之友, identity, water, overseas, values, hongkonger, be waterComment