| | I was reading the Wall Street Journal today....and this was the front
page article in the Weekend Edition- "The New White Flight." The gist
of the article basically states that in these cities where the Asian
populations are rising, the Asian influence in the high schools are
creating a very competitive atmosphere which has caused many white
families to move out of the area.
At first I thought this article was going to be pretty racist towards
Asians, but after I thought more about it-- the author Suein Hwang (who
I assume is Asian) does report good points. Although these all
will be generalizations, I do believe that we live in a world where you
have to at least make some generalizations in order to survive. We live
in a world today where generalizations are seen as taboo to make-- but
if I see a person with a gun on the street-- I'm going to make the
"generalization" that this person may be dangerous and I'm going to run.
Anyways, Asian Americans from what I see are very performance oriented
especially when it is in the presence of other Asian Americans.
Although this may be a good way to push others to success, I have seen
a lot of people struggling with this too. It creates an
atmosphere of where you can never really be happy, and I can relate to
some of the white parents where they say that it's not healthy for
their kids.
Well, I was going to comment more...but "Executive Decision" with Steven Segal is on TNT....so I'll finish this later....
The New White Flight-By SUEIN HWANG http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB113236377590902105-lMyQjAxMDE1MzEyOTMxNjkzWj.html
November 19, 2005; Page A1
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