Art Theory: BVA 313 - 10/10/2019 (Chinese Malaysian)

Cultural alienation happening in Malaysia. 
Affecting the thoughts of Malaysian, of leaving their home country as other country has better benefit
second class citizens.

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2095012/whats-causing-malaysias-ethnic-chinese-brain-drain (Sukumaran, 2017) 

Cathy Chin left Malaysia for Australia feeling she had been treated as a “second-class citizen” because of her ethnicity.

“Malaysia is a beautiful country but the politics is sickening. Religion is put first, scholarships given on religion and ethnicity,” said the registered nurse, who is ethnically Chinese.

“Every country has its own political and welfare issues, Australia included, but I feel that I get more rights as a second-class citizen here in Australia. My religion and ethnicity do not come into play.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/17/asia/malaysia-racial-politics-intl/index.html (Griffitha, 2019)

The social effect of separate schooling has been that "Malaysians' circles of friends tend to be ethnically homogenous," according to a review of polling data conducted by Lee Hwok Aun, of Singapore's ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

Abel Chong, a young Chinese Malaysian who took part in anti-Najib protests, said he believed that a push towards greater secularism was important for a unified Malaysia.

"The first thing we should do is really eradicate the idea of having religion with politics," he said.

"Right now, the idea of them enforcing Islam is really bad. If people drink alcohol or eat pork that's up to them, they shouldn't involve that in politics, we're not a Muslim country. That's the only thing that's holding us back."

References

Griffitha, J. (2019, February 19 ). In the new Malaysia, signs of an older, uglier politics. Retrieved from CNN world : https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/17/asia/malaysia-racial-politics-intl/index.html

Sukumaran, T. (2017, May 20 ). What's caysing Malaysia's ethnic Chinese brain drain? . Retrieved from This week in asia : https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2095012/whats-causing-malaysias-ethnic-chinese-brain-drain