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November 7, 2007 at 1:15 PM #96798November 7, 2007 at 1:15 PM #96861
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ParticipantYou can always go back even you don’t have citizenship.
If you are a third or fourth generation Asian American, who likely does not speak the language of our ancestors, and who may not have even visited the land of our ancestors, how is it we can “always go back”? I was born and raised in California. So were my parents.
If you are a sixth generation American of German ancestry, would you consider moving to Munich as “going back”?
November 7, 2007 at 1:15 PM #96868ParticipantYou can always go back even you don’t have citizenship.
If you are a third or fourth generation Asian American, who likely does not speak the language of our ancestors, and who may not have even visited the land of our ancestors, how is it we can “always go back”? I was born and raised in California. So were my parents.
If you are a sixth generation American of German ancestry, would you consider moving to Munich as “going back”?
November 7, 2007 at 1:15 PM #96877ParticipantYou can always go back even you don’t have citizenship.
If you are a third or fourth generation Asian American, who likely does not speak the language of our ancestors, and who may not have even visited the land of our ancestors, how is it we can “always go back”? I was born and raised in California. So were my parents.
If you are a sixth generation American of German ancestry, would you consider moving to Munich as “going back”?
November 7, 2007 at 1:15 PM #96802ocrenter
Participant“You can always go back even you don’t have citizenship. The law is based on your bloodline not where you born. However, if you parents didn’t force you to learn Chinese, I feel sorry for you.”
well, just in case, keep those passports current and make sure to apply one for the kiddies that are born here in the States.
November 7, 2007 at 1:15 PM #96864Participant“You can always go back even you don’t have citizenship. The law is based on your bloodline not where you born. However, if you parents didn’t force you to learn Chinese, I feel sorry for you.”
well, just in case, keep those passports current and make sure to apply one for the kiddies that are born here in the States.
November 7, 2007 at 1:15 PM #96872Participant“You can always go back even you don’t have citizenship. The law is based on your bloodline not where you born. However, if you parents didn’t force you to learn Chinese, I feel sorry for you.”
well, just in case, keep those passports current and make sure to apply one for the kiddies that are born here in the States.
November 7, 2007 at 1:15 PM #96881Participant“You can always go back even you don’t have citizenship. The law is based on your bloodline not where you born. However, if you parents didn’t force you to learn Chinese, I feel sorry for you.”
well, just in case, keep those passports current and make sure to apply one for the kiddies that are born here in the States.
November 7, 2007 at 1:19 PM #96810ParticipantIf you are a third or fourth generation Asian American, who likely does not speak the language of our ancestors, and who may not have even visited the land of our ancestors, how is it we can “always go back”? I was born and raised in California. So were my parents.
If you are a sixth generation American of German ancestry, would you consider moving to Munich as “going back”?
very true. thus Canada may be a viable option as really you are more culturally similar to Canadians vs Japanese.
as for 1st and 2nd generations here, always good to have that dual citizenship in your pocket, so keep those passports current!
November 7, 2007 at 1:19 PM #96873ParticipantIf you are a third or fourth generation Asian American, who likely does not speak the language of our ancestors, and who may not have even visited the land of our ancestors, how is it we can “always go back”? I was born and raised in California. So were my parents.
If you are a sixth generation American of German ancestry, would you consider moving to Munich as “going back”?
very true. thus Canada may be a viable option as really you are more culturally similar to Canadians vs Japanese.
as for 1st and 2nd generations here, always good to have that dual citizenship in your pocket, so keep those passports current!
November 7, 2007 at 1:19 PM #96880ParticipantIf you are a third or fourth generation Asian American, who likely does not speak the language of our ancestors, and who may not have even visited the land of our ancestors, how is it we can “always go back”? I was born and raised in California. So were my parents.
If you are a sixth generation American of German ancestry, would you consider moving to Munich as “going back”?
very true. thus Canada may be a viable option as really you are more culturally similar to Canadians vs Japanese.
as for 1st and 2nd generations here, always good to have that dual citizenship in your pocket, so keep those passports current!
November 7, 2007 at 1:19 PM #96888ParticipantIf you are a third or fourth generation Asian American, who likely does not speak the language of our ancestors, and who may not have even visited the land of our ancestors, how is it we can “always go back”? I was born and raised in California. So were my parents.
If you are a sixth generation American of German ancestry, would you consider moving to Munich as “going back”?
very true. thus Canada may be a viable option as really you are more culturally similar to Canadians vs Japanese.
as for 1st and 2nd generations here, always good to have that dual citizenship in your pocket, so keep those passports current!
November 7, 2007 at 1:25 PM #96818Allan from Fallbrook
ParticipantPW: I lost my cousin during the Tet Offensive in 1968. He was with the Marines and was killed during the fighting for Hue City. I mention this because he was in my thoughts when I visited the Vietnam War Memorial, and I agree with you wholeheartedly. What Ms. Lin created was as true a memorial as I have ever seen. As a former soldier myself, it literally brought tears to my eyes, and it honors the loss and sacrifice of every one of those 58,000 soldiers, airmen, Marines and sailors who died there. To single her out for disparagement because of her ethnicity (and her age as well) is reprehensible, but entirely consistent with the rhetoric and jingoism that rears its ugly head in this country periodically.
I can remember movies like “Die Hard” and books like Crichton’s “Rising Sun” during the supposed Japanese takeover of the world. Same thing. I’m sure as China continues to ascend, we will undoubtedly focus on their hegemonic intentions as well.
What we really need to do is look inward and fix our own problems before demonizing someone else. But politicians are clever enough to recognize there are no votes in that course of action, so we’ll focus on the Chinese, or North Koreans, or “insert enemy of choice here”.
November 7, 2007 at 1:25 PM #96882ParticipantPW: I lost my cousin during the Tet Offensive in 1968. He was with the Marines and was killed during the fighting for Hue City. I mention this because he was in my thoughts when I visited the Vietnam War Memorial, and I agree with you wholeheartedly. What Ms. Lin created was as true a memorial as I have ever seen. As a former soldier myself, it literally brought tears to my eyes, and it honors the loss and sacrifice of every one of those 58,000 soldiers, airmen, Marines and sailors who died there. To single her out for disparagement because of her ethnicity (and her age as well) is reprehensible, but entirely consistent with the rhetoric and jingoism that rears its ugly head in this country periodically.
I can remember movies like “Die Hard” and books like Crichton’s “Rising Sun” during the supposed Japanese takeover of the world. Same thing. I’m sure as China continues to ascend, we will undoubtedly focus on their hegemonic intentions as well.
What we really need to do is look inward and fix our own problems before demonizing someone else. But politicians are clever enough to recognize there are no votes in that course of action, so we’ll focus on the Chinese, or North Koreans, or “insert enemy of choice here”.
November 7, 2007 at 1:25 PM #96889ParticipantPW: I lost my cousin during the Tet Offensive in 1968. He was with the Marines and was killed during the fighting for Hue City. I mention this because he was in my thoughts when I visited the Vietnam War Memorial, and I agree with you wholeheartedly. What Ms. Lin created was as true a memorial as I have ever seen. As a former soldier myself, it literally brought tears to my eyes, and it honors the loss and sacrifice of every one of those 58,000 soldiers, airmen, Marines and sailors who died there. To single her out for disparagement because of her ethnicity (and her age as well) is reprehensible, but entirely consistent with the rhetoric and jingoism that rears its ugly head in this country periodically.
I can remember movies like “Die Hard” and books like Crichton’s “Rising Sun” during the supposed Japanese takeover of the world. Same thing. I’m sure as China continues to ascend, we will undoubtedly focus on their hegemonic intentions as well.
What we really need to do is look inward and fix our own problems before demonizing someone else. But politicians are clever enough to recognize there are no votes in that course of action, so we’ll focus on the Chinese, or North Koreans, or “insert enemy of choice here”.
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