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Originally Posted by Crack
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Originally Posted by Martin Luther King jr.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
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Jorge, this is exactly why I feel the double standard.
When going to college in the late 80s. I didn't qualify for financial aid or scholarships as my parents made too much money. I'm of Filipino decent and did not play the minority card. Yet, a black person in my high school with the same GPA (no sports for either of us) as me was getting offers everywhere for financial and acceptance to schools because he was black.
Now, IMO it has come full circle where I understand in California the UC and CS systems both have cultural graduations, so if you don't want to go to the normal ceremony that has a rich tradition, you can go to the Filipino/Black/Chinese/Spanish ones.
Again in California I went to DMV to pick up the book so that I can learn and take the written exam. I asked for a book and was immediately handed one in Tagalog (Filipino language). I did not ask for it in the "mother tongue" I did not distinguish to the person that I was Filipino at all.
I get junk mail in Spanish based on my last name. Is my last name really a Spanish name? Yes, it is but it's not a common last name that people have historically ever thought was Spanish.
Latin Grammys where created soley based on demographics and the ability to market directly to a market segment. They don't have a black artist category unless you decide that R&B is that segment, but to my point they didn't decide to create a Black Grammys to cater to that market segment.
The generations before us were proud to have their heritage, but they were even more proud to be an American before their own heritage. I think that is where the difference is now. People want to show their difference and individuality instead of celebrating their common connection of being American, or at least even human.
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