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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's repulsive that you can throw out your privileged upbringing compared to some Asian immigrants who came here with nothing, didn't know the language, worked menial jobs, and sacrificed a more comfortable life back home so that their kids could have more opportunities and a better life here in the US.  Not all Asians are rich.

I say this as an Asian whose parents never expected any of their kids to take care of them in their old age. They saved for their retirement, live very modestly, and pretty much are self sufficient, but I help when I can, and I'm happy to do so.  My parents have told us to put them in retirement homes, that they don't want to be burden on us.  That will probably never happen.  One of my siblings or I will probably take them in.[/quote]
Puh-leeze. Many Asian immigrants who come here now are college educated, have well-paying jobs, and bring enough cash to buy houses within a year or two of arrival. No servants though. Back home "everyone has servants" as PP said.
We don't have a large Hmong or Filipino population around here - those folks are really poor, but they do not focus on their offspring becoming doctors or engineers, or going to college at all... the kids get to make their own decisions. They (older generation) quickly realize the availability of social services for the low-income and elderly and rely on those.[/quote]

PP, you do realize that there are Asians who immigrated here 30- 40 yrs ago, majority of whom were not wealthy, and many uneducated, like my parents?    I'm not Hmong or Filipino, but I know plenty of filipinos out west who own their own homes.  In my culture, it is customary for kids to take care of their parents, as it is in most Asian cultures. My grandmother lived with us for a while, and then my aunt.   But, like I said, my parents never had those expectations of us.  My parents rely on their pensions, social security and medicare  - and why shouldn't they... they paid into it for 40 yrs.[/quote]

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