Bill and the rest of the group,
Do you feel that Non-European immigrants, Such as the Somali or Hmong,
would have the same feelings towards African Americans and advantages of
white privilege that other Europeans may have had in the past?
How do you all feel about what African Americans might be feeling
towards the Somali community as well as other immigrants from other
African countries?
Maybe there is room for discussion here on race relations as they start
as a new immigrant and how we as an already established community (the
City of Minneapolis) may positively effect where this challenging issue
may go in the next decade and generation.
Respectfully,
Matthew Dufresne
Central
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>
> On the relationship between Black and new immigrant communities there is a
> famous Malcolm X quote. On witnesing some newly arrived Eastern European
> children at the airport, all dressed in native clothing he said "such pretty
> little children. The first English word they're going to learn is nigger."
>
> America has a long history of immigrants leapfrogging over the Black
> community. Racism has always been a way of proving you are a real American.
> Many immigrant communities may even object to being called white but have no
> objection to white privelege. I speak of communities but of course each
> individual makes his own choice on this issue.
>
> Irish and Italian are now clearly white, others have attained white status if
> not name. Perhaps this is what the 44-year old woman was refering to.
>
> Bill Cooley
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