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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of these comments are unbelievable.  This isn't just about being poor.  Do you have any idea how many children in this city are struggling to have their basic needs met?  How do you expect them to focus on education when they're concerned about having a roof over their head and food in their bellies?  Or wondering whether or not mom or dad will sell them for drug money?

Tell me how many of your Vietnamese fisherman overcame those struggles and we'll talk.  [/quote]

Millions of vietnamese people have already overcome the horrible napalm bombings inflicted on them by whites and black American soldiers just a feo decades ago. Perhaps AAs can learn a thing or two, such as the importance of strong value, hard work and no whinning?[/quote]

I don't think that this comparison of who is worse off (Vietnamese or AA) is very productive.  There are many Vietnamese people (and other S.E. Asians to include Cambodian, Laos) who are not faring well and living below the poverty line.  And you can't lump the success of all Asians and say that Vietnamese are doing well academically and professionally.  In fact, when you see a breakdown of the various ethnic groups within the Asian population, S.E. Asians are not doing well.  But more to the point, AA and Asians have different struggles and issues to deal with, and it's comparing apples to oranges.  Rather than pit one group against another, let's just agree that there are CHILDREN who are in need of assistance and this squabbling really isn't doing anything to help them.[/quote]

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