[Eala]

>...but recognize that ethnicity doesn't determine ideology.

Good luck advancing that concept around here. I'm afraid you have your work cut out for you. [SIGH.]

Probably true, unfortunately. I know two Americans of Chinese extraction (fairly recent, no more than 1st or 2nd generation born here) who would put the lie to that. The one I can name publicly, since he's run for public office, is Art Hu -- remember the chant in the Republican state convention in Spokane, 2000: "Who? Hu! WHO? HU!". The other is a home-schooler, Christian, activist and somewhere to my right.

I remember hearing that the Republicans can't automatically write off the Asian community as leftist/socialist/communist. Those who have their own businesses tend to be quite sharp and over here the leftist/socialist/communist politicos don't provide them with the best environment in which they can (personally) prosper.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Thanks. The gross generalizations about ethnic groups that we often see here are unfortunate. Some of the most dedicated conservatives here are members of minorities, and knowing that they have to weed through racial stereotypes in order to participate in this forum rather annoys me.

My paradigm must be a little different. I have black friends who think O.J. did it, and it never crossed my mind that being of Chinese ancestry automatically impacted an individual's politics. That's a new one I just learned on this thread! I wonder what else I'll find out...