I'd be interested in finding out why African Americans are drawing a line
between themselves and Somalians. Somalia's in Africa last I checked. If
they've relocated here, they're basically African Americans. Every race in
the world embraces and touts the differences among themselves, not the
likenesses. That seems to cause problems. We're all one race - human. While
it's perceived that caucasians are the cause of most racial bigotry, it's
been my experience that no one is harder on an ethnic minority or group than
another ethnic minority or group. It's a shame.
JHarmon
Cleveland
>From: Matthew Dufresne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Mpls] Strib poll and racial tension
>Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 14:42:17 -0500
>
>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
>
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > 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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