why a Chinese dress set off a cultural debate about identity and history
- Written by Antonia Finnane, Professor of Chinese History, University of Melbourne
Women modelling qipao. Shutterstock.comYet again a dress has sparked a furious debate over cultural appropriation in the US, this time after a high school graduate wore a qipao, a Chinese-style dress, to her prom. Twitter-user Jeremy Lam set off the current debate with a tweeted comment after seeing a photo taken at the prom: “My culture is...