PBS - "Ancestors in the Americas"

Forum: Ancestors in the Americas

Topic: I just wish that G.W.Bush and all the Republicans watch this show...
Posted By: B. Zhao
Date: 05 May 2002 8:24 AM

In many ways, the Chinese American communities are still under the similar kind of discrimination they experienced 100 years ago. Whenever there is a political struggle, the politicians always find the weakest group to crash. In the minority populations in America, Hispanic and Blacks both created huge political infuluence. But since Chinese (or even Asian-American in general) don't have a strong heritage of participating in the political process, they are the easy target. When the American government decide to tight up the immigration status and visa process from the foreigners to enter the country after 9-11, it is the Asians who were affected the most. Mexicans and other Latinos can still cross the broaders with much better luck. Chinese were never causing any trouble to the American public, they try to fit in as much as they could. You probably noticed that only Chinese liked to adopt English names as their new given name (so that people can remember them easily.)In most white American's mind, Chinese-American will always be Chinese rather than American. Sad, sad, sad...

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