From: tloh@husc8.harvard.edu (Teck Loh)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.asean
Subject: Re: Personal Experience of Racism
Date: 7 Apr 92 04:28:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc3.1992Apr7.002845.10792
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

In article <1992Apr7.031320.4553@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> chuah@elec.canterbury.ac.nz (DanC) writes:
>Firdaus says,
>
>>In article <1992Apr2.023523.4489@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>,
>>chuah@stargate.elec.canterbury.ac.nz (DanC) says:
>
>>>Let me ralate a personal experience to the net that clearly shows the
>>>racist nature of the Malaysian govt.  Two years ago, the then, Lincoln
>>>college decided to split from the University of Canterbury.  They
>>>eventually became Lincoln University.  As a result of the change, the
>>>commerce course at Lincoln was not recognised by JPA.
>
>>>As there were a number of Malaysians at Lincoln, the Malaysian student
>>>association here, CMSA, plus the national organisation, decided to
>>>get JPA to recognise Lincoln's degree.  We were quite into our
>>>efforts to show JPA that the LIncoln degree has a similar academic
>>>standard of the University of Canterbury's (JPA recognises U. of
>>>Canterbury's degree).
>
>>>The thing that bugs me was the reply we got from JPA.  They said, there
>>>is no need to recognise Lincoln's degree because there are no Malays
>>>studying there.  JPA's recognition is only necessary for govt.'s
>>>jobs and the non-Malays there WOULDN'T GET A CHANCE TO WORK FOR
>>>THE GOVT. ANYWAY.  What is this crap?
>
>>did these guys actually say that you wouldn't get a chance to work for the
>>gov? geez. that's bad. is there a possibility that it was just a personal
>                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>opinion? 
> ^^^^^^^
>I quoted the "official" reply letter we got.
>
>>i have never heard of so much crap saying that non malays can't work
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>for the gov. 
> ^^^^^^^^^^^
>Neither have I until I read the letter.  Gosh, where is our society 
>heading to?
>
>>sometimes it's a person's (in a gov. job) that discriminates people, in this
>>case i don't think JPA is to blame. the guy probably took it into his own
>>mind to reject the offer and to issue such a blatant statement.
>
>I certainly heop this is true, but to think that one would give such 
>a statement in an "official" letter...and especially after Datuk
>Sulaiman Daud said he would help us in getting the recognition.
>
>BTW, I am pleased to say that the degree is now recognised as JPA is
>thinking of sending scholarship students to Lincoln.
>
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I would also like to add that the same thing happen in Japan too. Before,
the look east policy, there was only 27 recognized universities in Japan.
The malaysian students have tried very hard to get more universities recognized
but very time it was turn down. However, after the look east policy, the next
year 42 universities were immediately recognized. It is the same old story.
.
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