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Program for Underprivileged Minorities not Open to Asians

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by hotballa, Nov 20, 2007.

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  1. hotballa

    hotballa Contributing Member

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    yeah saddest thing in the world is to be an male Asian senior in HS with a 90 avg. Good enough to get you in most colleges, but not good enought o get you a scholarship. :(
     
    #41 hotballa, Nov 20, 2007
  2. krnxsnoopy

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    New York has a very large Asian (particularly Chinese) population. You'd be surprised..
     
    #42 krnxsnoopy, Nov 20, 2007
  3. hotballa

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    actually i'd have to say that Moe's pretty correct in that assumption. Asians don't have a national voice.
     
    #43 hotballa, Nov 20, 2007
  4. krnxsnoopy

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    Yeah Asians do not have an Al Sharpton type figure. Part of the reason is most Asian communities themselves are divided. That's why you see Chinatowns, Koreatowns, and Little Tokyos. It's more about ethnicity, language, and culture. So you'll never see a "unified voice"
     
    #44 krnxsnoopy, Nov 20, 2007
  5. been_exed

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    I think we've done pretty well without one..... everytime i c the NAACP get involved i start to care less and less about whats going on.
     
    #45 been_exed, Nov 20, 2007
  6. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    Nevermind...
     
    #46 Rocketman95, Nov 20, 2007
  7. pirc1

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    It is not how well we are doing as a group, it is that everyone thinks Asians can be pushed around or ignored that get some of us agitated.
     
    #47 pirc1, Nov 20, 2007
  8. hotballa

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    yep thats why Asian chicks go out with white guys but the reverse ain't true.
     
    #48 hotballa, Nov 20, 2007
  9. Royals Ego

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    Once asians start getting into politics, changes will follow. until we can stop opening little fried rice joints and dry cleaners, nothing will change
     
    #49 Royals Ego, Nov 20, 2007
  10. pirc1

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    Do you think mainstream Americans will elect many Asian politicians? Fat chance.

    Oh, by the way, your view of Asians will only open restaurants and dry cleaners are so outdated.
     
    #50 pirc1, Nov 20, 2007
  11. hotballa

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    Cali has a asian senator and hawaii has an asian governor i think. it's possible.
     
    #51 hotballa, Nov 20, 2007
  12. bnb

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    It's a diversity (AA?) program for underrepresented minorities.

    Are asians underrepresented at these schools??
     
    #52 bnb, Nov 20, 2007
  13. Mr. Brightside

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    Asians are into politics on the local level quite a bit like Gordon Quan and Martha Wong and a few others. South Asians have also made some impact in politics as seen in recent governor elections and congressional in Louisiana. If you give it another 20 years, you will see alot of Asians in Congress and other power positions.
     
    #53 Mr. Brightside, Nov 20, 2007
  14. Royals Ego

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    but martin luther king had a dream, why cant i?
     
    #54 Royals Ego, Nov 20, 2007
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    Of course it is possible, I said not many Asians will be elected, not zero.
     
    #55 pirc1, Nov 20, 2007
  16. hotballa

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    it doesn't mattr, these kinds of programs shouldn't exist at all

    The board of ed has absolutely ZERO right to limit this program to a specific race no matter the reason. The guidelines for this program only says that anyone who qualifies for a free lunch is eligible. No mention is ever made of race requirements, because they know if they did that, then it would never get any funding.

     
    #56 hotballa, Nov 20, 2007
  17. bnb

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    Fair enough...

    so your objection is any AA program based on race.
     
    #57 bnb, Nov 20, 2007
  18. hotballa

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    nods, as in my original post, I questioned why this program has to be based on race, as I've known plenty of poor hwite people who could have used this program also.
     
    #58 hotballa, Nov 20, 2007
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    so i guess since blacks are over represented in jails, we should haul in and hand down harsher sentences to white,hispanic,asian,native america ect. guys to even the numbers a bit.
     
    #59 Xenochimera, Nov 20, 2007
  20. JumpMan

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    Separate people on income level instead of race? Nobody really wants that.
     
    #60 JumpMan, Nov 20, 2007
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