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June 03, 2003
Second Generation Indian
A long stressful day at work. Finshed up the day by going to watch a play at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith - just yards away from our office. The play: a comedy called When Amar Met Jay - and what an entertaining show it was! It was hilarious - although I must admit I'm getting a bit tired of the "arranged marriage" theme which is all to often the centre of the plot to stories like this. Not because I don't disagree with the message - but because it is *just one* (albiet significant) aspect of the many that contribute to the "identity mix-up" that Second Generation Indians like me have had to tortuously endure throughout our lives to-date. Later - randomly following Google-generated links around the web - I found a particularly poignant reflection of the sorts of real personal crises that second-gen Asians endure during their formative years - and although the account is of Asians growing up in the USA, there are in my view extremely vivid parallels to the experiences of second-gen Asians who grew up during the 70s, 80s in the UK. Despite the laughs and rapturous applause during and at the end of the show - I can't help but wonder deep down inside how my own relationship with my kids will take shape as they grow from the blissful, innocent ages that they are now - to the free spirits that they will become in their teenage years and beyond. bq. "If it's a mirror you want, just look into my eyes Or a whipping boy, someone to despise Or a prisoner in the dark Tied up in chains you just can't see Or a beast in a gilded cage That's all some people ever want to be" From "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" by StingPosted by jag at June 3, 2003 11:56 AM
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