Thanks Rustico. I see no use use in burying my head in the sand and only look at the positive aspects of life. Life is much richer if you examine it.

On the topic of Asian bashing, I still remember the outrage over the Vietnam War Memorial. The fact that an Asian, Maya Lin (who was young and viet-cong looking) designed it was an affront to many Americans who felt humiliated by the loss of the war to peasant communists. It turns out that the Vietnam Memorial is the best, most interactive, of all the war memorials we have. It’s absolutely moving to see people touching the wall and remembering their loved ones. There’s a good documentary about Maya Lin. You can rent it on DVD.

It’s sad that few young people know the history of their own country.

Prop 187 was anti immigrant in tone and rhetoric. The fact is that we need immigrant workers to grow the economy. But no politician has the courage to say to the the voters. Our economic system encourages immigration (legal and illegal) but our political system keeps a whole class of people in the underground. That is not humane.

Yes, America is fair and generous. Eventually, we fix out mistakes. But it doesn’t mean we don’t make mistakes and people don’t suffer.