Family Camp—2005 “Chinglish”
Living in America means that our Chinese culture has blended with western culture to produce a rich and creative multicultural Asian American way of life. Many speak a “Chinglish” colloquialism that combines Chinese and English in our daily conversations. As we raise our children, what kind of cultural strengths will they have to effectively participate in our pluralistic world? (From conference brochure)
In our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power. (Acts 2:11b)
Saturday—Growing Up Bicultural (1 hour)
1. Introduction (Don) (5)
Theme of the camp
2. Bible Study—Moses—Exodus 2 (Tim) (20)
Although Moses was raised up in an Egyptian palace, he defended a Hebrew and watered some Hebrew shepherds’ flocks at the expense of the Egyptians. Moses was feeling alienated in a foreign land.
3. Spanglish clip (Don) (10)
Flor and daughter Christina translating anger when John interfered in the way Flor raises her daughter in regards to the value of money. Being in a foreign home, there are value conflicts.
4. Small Groups (20)
When have you noticed that your “Asian-American” identity has conflicts with the dominant Western society?
5. Conclusion (Don) (5)
Saturday Late Night
Show the entire Spanglish movie (1 ½ hour)
Sunday Morning—Bridging Two Cultures (1 ½ hour)
1. Introduce Jung Young Lee’s “Marginality” circles (Don) (5)
2. Bible Study—Acts 15 and other Pauline texts (Tim) (30)
God’s Good News in Jesus Christ is given to both Jews and Gentiles alike. The Gentiles don’t need to become like the Jews to receive God’s grace.
3. Russell Yee’s “East & West-25 Contrasting Characteristics” (Tim) (10)
4. Small Groups (Two couples joining together) (30)
Discuss and identify the characteristics that are present in your household.
What characteristics you avoid; those that you embrace?
How do these characteristics strengthen your family life?
5. Spanglish clip (Don) (10)
End of the movie when Flor takes Christina away from the Claskys and Christina publicly scorns her mother. Flor asks, “Is what you want for yourself is to become someone different than me?” And Christina realizes that even if she is admitted to Princeton, what defines her is “I am my mother’s daughter.”
6. Conclusion (Don) (5)
Monday Morning—Negotiating Racial Domination (1 ½ hour)
1. Spanglish clip (Don) (10)
Beginning of the movie when Flor decides to leave Mexico and cross the border illegally to the US. Christina says, “She will be my Mexico.” Also, show the deleted scene when Flo and Christina board a plane to leave and a white pilot tries to make a pass to Flor.
2. Bible Study—Daniel 1 and/or Esther (Tim) (20)
The dominant Babylonians try to influence Daniel and his three friends by giving them royal food to eat. They refused to defile themselves and eventually showed that they became filled with wisdom, insight, and visions.
3. Introduction of Russell Jeung’s “racialization theory.” (Tim) (10)
4. Reading of Jung Young Lee’s “Dandelion” (Lauren) (5)
5. Small Groups (30)
How to maintain the blending/hybridized Western and Eastern values that we hold dearly while living in a western-dominated society?
What role does FCBC and Family Camp has to strengthen our family values?
6. Shirley Yuen’s Three Roles of a Virtuous Parent (Don) (10)
Benevolent Ruler
Wise Teacher
Courageous Friend
7. Conclusion (Don) (5)