VASIMR: The project of Chang-Diaz

Nice.

Some of it is media influence and social conditioning too.  At my workplace last week, we had a weekend softball game.  One of the Vietnamese male coworker hit a homerun over the fences and some of the Mexican girls clap and cheer for him, but the American white women did not even look at him.  I realized immediately that some cultures have stronger prejudice than some.

^True.  In some regions, such as the Pacific west coast (esp. CA) it is even more subtle compared to the east coast.

Well, to  be honest, in Hispanic America at least, people accept well East Asians, Arabs and Amerindians, but Black people (either Africans or from India) could suffer as much discrimination here as in the United States.

What I am saying is true.

Originally posted by feiying What I am saying is true.   A Chinese man talking a socializing with a Mexican woman in Mexico is seen as something out of the ordinary but still acceptable.  A Chinese man talking and chatting with a white woman in public in certain parts of the USA is sometimes still seen as something taboo or as if he committed a crime.

I'm not American to be making any comments, but I think you are exagerating a little.
I've known many Americans in Madrid and in London, and I've come across several couples of Asian male, white female; and they never commented anything about it not being accepted by society. When I visited California I also saw many examples as such on the streets and most people treated it as "normal".
The general feeling I have is that White-Asian couples are far more socially accepted than Black-White.

Maybe I'm wrong, but the feeling I get is that the social situations of Asians and Hispanics in the USA is very similar to that experienced by the Italians, Irish, and Jews at the first half of the 20th century.
Back then all these 3 groups had a very high endogamic rate and many contemporary novels commented on how difficult it was for Italian and Jewish men to date "white" girls (Italians weren't considered white at the time) because they were considered as "inferior" to nordics.
Many of the Italian and Jewish gangsters of the 1930s surrounded themselves with blonde WASP molls as a demonstration of rebellion against social norms.

Today Italian-Americans and Jewish-Americans are accepted into "white society". Nevertheless, it has taken them up to 4 or 5 generations. The same would probably apply for Asians and Hispanics.

Originally posted by feiying   In the USA, you sometimes find Chinese-Americans and Japanese-Americans who are still pure in the 4th generation.  The racism does not allow them to mix and assimilate in USA.  Although they are now allowing the Asian women to mix, the Asian men are still withheld this opportunity.

I think you are exagerating too much.
Asian American men have never struck me as been marginalized in U.S. society; at least no more than Hispanic-Americans and considerably less than Afro-Americans.
The only place where I see your point is in Hollywood films where most Asian-American characters tend to be female. But again, Hollywood films cannot be taken seriously and often reflect the fantasy world of the directors.

But this does not exclude that Asian-American men have made their share of media through other means, such as rock music. I can already think of several examples:

- Linkin Park (the rapper and the DJ)
- Deftones (the singer and the bassist)
- Metallica (lead guitarrist Kirk Hammet, who is partly filipino)
- Dark Angel (80s thrash metal band where the singer are guitarrist are filipino-american)
- Dream Theatre (the bassist)
- Smashing Pumpkins (the guitarrist)
 
just to name the most well-known examples...
and I've never heard anyone speak badly about these groups, or even make a fuss about them just because they have Asian members.

I like to talk about science more and in this way to give respect to inventor!

an old thread by guest's who are generally PRC hackers and techno thieves seeking a backdoor. that's why their banned.

As for regional discrimination in the PRC? well known. so it's a anti American slap is all. from years back.


ntl cudos to Dr.Chang-Diaz.

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