Dimsum (Dim sum) is a non-profit website for people interested in the experience of being Chinese or East Asian in the UK. The aim of the organization is to raise awareness of the complex issues Chinese people face in trying to fit into a predominantly European culture, specifically the issues British Chinese people face. Dimsum's main goal is to give a voice to and represent a cultural minority in the UK .
Dimsum currently runs as a non-profit c...
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Dimsum (Dim sum) is a non-profit website for people interested in the experience of being Chinese or East Asian in the UK. The aim of the organization is to raise awareness of the complex issues Chinese people face in trying to fit into a predominantly European culture, specifically the issues British Chinese people face. Dimsum's main goal is to give a voice to and represent a cultural minority in the UK .
Dimsum currently runs as a non-profit company. All members of the management team and all contributors participate in Dimsum on a voluntary basis.
Translated literally, Dimsum (or Dian Xin, in Mandarin) means "a bit of heart or mind". In everyday usage, dimsum generally means light refreshments. The Chinese often take light refreshments by drinking tea and eating a variety of delicious morsels of food, very much like Spanish Tapas or Greek Meze. This is Dimsum. Often, when eating dimsum, people use this as an opportunity to talk about politics and life. Therefore it has become a...
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