I'm Eurasian, look more Asian than Euro, and am married to an Anglo-Slovenian. My kids looked mixed, my boys are often mistaken for Hispanic and my daughter for Japanese (I'm actually part Chinese). We live in a neighborhood that once made me feel as though I must have been the only Asian within 50 miles. My boys had to deal with racism, until the neighborhood "complexion" started changing with the influx of East Indians and Pacific Asians lured here by our IT industry. It's very difficult as a parent to have to address ignorant behavior toward your children and try to explain the situation to them.
I was a Deb, as well, way back when, and criticized for having a non-Asian escort - go figure! It just goes to show that racism exists even among "ethnic" groups.
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I'm Eurasian, look more Asian than Euro, and am married to an Anglo-Slovenian. My kids looked mixed, my boys are often mistaken for Hispanic and my daughter for Japanese (I'm actually part Chinese). We live in a neighborhood that once made me feel as though I must have been the only Asian within 50 miles. My boys had to deal with racism, until the neighborhood "complexion" started changing with the influx of East Indians and Pacific Asians lured here by our IT industry. It's very difficult as a parent to have to address ignorant behavior toward your children and try to explain the situation to them.
I was a Deb, as well, way back when, and criticized for having a non-Asian escort - go figure! It just goes to show that racism exists even among "ethnic" groups.
July 13, 2009 - 6:51pmThis Comment
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