Re:The Harm of Studying Abroad
by thisrod on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @09:30PM
(#23635891)
> It's quite well known that SF is full of subtle racism towards Asians despite ironically being full of Asians.
It's the same in Asia. Except not so subtle.
I think that the history, in both cases, is that imperialism moved groups of people around the world in response to specific labor shortages. That has left a lot of communities that are still concentrated in whatever economic niche the British dropped them in, and who the "locals" still resent sharing "their" country with.
I trust that the need for scare quotes is obvious when discussing an English speaking community that considers itself local to a part of North America named San Fransisco.
It's the same in Asia. Except not so subtle.
I think that the history, in both cases, is that imperialism moved groups of people around the world in response to specific labor shortages. That has left a lot of communities that are still concentrated in whatever economic niche the British dropped them in, and who the "locals" still resent sharing "their" country with.
I trust that the need for scare quotes is obvious when discussing an English speaking community that considers itself local to a part of North America named San Fransisco.