A hashtag is trending on Twitter to celebrate Father’s Day 2018.
17 June 2018 marked Father’s Day. To commemorate the day, Twitter users were sharing their fascinating stories about their Asian father with the hashtag #MyAsianDad.
Daniel York shared how his father moved from Singapore to the UK, “#MyAsianDad got brought from tropical Singapore to Birmingham in the middle of winter in the 50’s. He was racially abused at school and left with no qualifications joining first the RAF then doing low – paid manual work before studying to be a photographer”
Twitter user Richard shared how his father escaped the Japanese invasion. “#MyAsianDad 88 yrs old. Fled Japanese invasion at 13 alone from 🇨🇳. Graduated top 5 of his engineering class in 🇹🇼. Moved to 🇨🇦 for his two sons. Devoted his life to us. Humbled by his strength & determination. Proud of him. Proud of my heritage”
Kas Lee described how her father moved to the US at the age of 12. “#MyAsianDad came to the States when he was 12. He went to Mission High in #SF and endured much bullying for being a Chinese immigrant until he somehow won over and befriended his bullies. He went to UC Berkeley on a full scholarship & led the student right’s movement there…1/”
One user took a different approached and shared a touching poem about his father, describing each decade of his life.
a poem about #MyAsianDad, who grew up as part of the chinese minority in malaysia pic.twitter.com/rgu8ILvU56
— bobby sun 🌏 (@touchmybobby) June 17, 2018
Another user expressed how much she misses her father. “There’s not a single day goes by that I don’t think of my dad. It’s been almost 4 years but it’s never get easier. So many things happened since you’re gone that I wish I could tell you and make you proud. I miss you so so much#MyAsianDad “
Professor Jane described how her father beat cancer. “#MyAsianDad My dad is 86 years old living in Taiwan. He worked as a civil engineer for over 40 yrs to provide for our family of 6. 3 yrs ago, he was diagnosed w/ stage III prostate cancer. Against doctor’s advice, he bravely went through surgery. Now cancer-free! Love you Dad!”
Twitter user Akarin describes how her father moved from Vietnam to Malaysia and then to America. “#MyAsianDad left Vietnam when he was sixteen, spent a week with no food and little water at sea before making it to Malaysia, and finally reaching America afterwards. He and my aunt had no friends or family here, and my father wound up doing menial labor to support himself”
#MyAsianDad got brought from tropical Singapore to Birmingham in the middle of winter in the 50’s. He was racially abused at school and left with no qualifications joining first the RAF then doing low – paid manual work before studying to be a photographer
— daniel york (@danielfyork) June 17, 2018
#MyAsianDad 88 yrs old. Fled Japanese invasion at 13 alone from 🇨🇳. Graduated top 5 of his engineering class in 🇹🇼. Moved to 🇨🇦 for his two sons. Devoted his life to us. Humbled by his strength & determination. Proud of him. Proud of my heritage pic.twitter.com/wcx2QVRHVO
— Richard🏀🍜☕️🐼 (@PeteStopTire) June 17, 2018
There’s not a single day goes by that I don’t think of my dad. It’s been almost 4 years but it’s never get easier. So many things happened since you’re gone that I wish I could tell you and make you proud. I miss you so so much #MyAsianDad
— A (@AnAsiaticVamp) June 17, 2018
#MyAsianDad came to the States when he was 12. He went to Mission High in #SF and endured much bullying for being a Chinese immigrant until he somehow won over and befriended his bullies. He went to UC Berkeley on a full scholarship & led the student right’s movement there…1/ pic.twitter.com/632AUMagGD
— Kas Lee | 李蕙儀 (@kasefiles) June 17, 2018
#MyAsianDad My dad is 86 years old living in Taiwan. He worked as a civil engineer for over 40 yrs to provide for our family of 6.
3 yrs ago, he was diagnosed w/ stage III prostate cancer. Against doctor’s advice, he bravely went through surgery. Now cancer-free! Love you Dad!— Professor Jane (Ph.D.) 🌸 (@AntiBullyJane) June 17, 2018
(1) #MyAsianDad left Vietnam when he was sixteen, spent a week with no food and little water at sea before making it to Malaysia, and finally reaching America afterwards. He and my aunt had no friends or family here, and my father wound up doing menial labor to support himself
— a k a r i n ~ (@akarinah0) June 17, 2018
My dad has his imperfections and we bicker often, but I hope I can be even half the father he is someday. I know other Asians who have wonderful and loving fathers like mine and would fight if ANYONE disrespected them. It’s Father’s Day so share! #asiantwitter #MyAsianDad
— ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ (@Pandacakeyumyum) June 17, 2018
#MyAsianDad was only a teenager when he left for Malaysia to work as an apprentice. One of his duties was to empty the spitoon I think! But he made good and send his 4 kids to UK universities. He died last year and I miss him very much. He never minded my bad grades.
— eleanor 陶翠華 (@e_lisney) June 18, 2018
I deleted an earlier tweet because it came off super negative and I didn’t mean to. I wanted to honor my single mom on this Father’s Day with this #MyAsianDad hashtag. 💪
— Bao Vo (@baovo) June 18, 2018
#MyAsianDad I never knew him (or #MyAsianMother) but I have to believe they sacrificed their happiness for mine
— LucySheen周麗端 (@LucySheen) June 18, 2018
