From: ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rikiya Asano)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Actually!
Date: 8 Oct 92 07:13:47 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.Mep50fG00WBNI1fYhN
	<1482@wakasato.cs.shinshu-u.ac.jp>
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Actually,

             Since I've come to America I've learned some pretty deep concepts
of the America Culture. Mainly, The intense situation between color
within in the "Black" and "White" cultures of America. I, too, was
propogandaized by the "Positive" image of the "White" European and
American as well the "Negative" image of "People of Color" while I was
in Japan. To me, America is not what most Japanese as well as Asians in
general think. I, could now, expound on the many 
cruel ways American "Whites" treat other Americans as less. And, believe
you me,
it's far worst than our treatment of the Baraku. But , there no excuse for the
"Fork Tongue" of many of the Americans that come to Japan. As, a child I always
grew up with the perception that the fairer skinned person the was the "Hero".
But, since, I became a man my perception has changed drastically. It may
be useful for me to go into great detail about these subjects but I
won't. This can 
wait until I get home. What I would like to say is that finally, Nihon
is changing. We as Asians should try to develop an equal relationship
with other
Asians. It's not fun to be so isolated. It is not fun to be hated be the
Chinese, Taiwan, Thai, Malasian, Singaporean, Indian, ect.,
ect.,ect.,ect.. What are we doing? In Nippon, when I face a Korean I try
act as though his Problem is not caused by me. But, it is because I
don't, can't, ,or won't give him/her a realization of how my
people(Nihon) realy thinks about them. WE CANNOT NOT AFFORD TO BE A
PEOPLE WHO FEELS COMFORTABLE AROUND ONE OR TWO CULUTRES(Mainly, the
"White" culture. I, believe it is to the Human advantage that we
intregrate
into humanity. Or, Nostradomius wil be correct. Nihon is a young country
to the 
West. About, a hundred and fifty years. I have grown tried of this
treatment. I see the young of my people come to America and be really
devastated by this "Hero". Even on this forum. You have grown men and
Women complaining about KIDS 
calling them Foreigner. While,I have been called a yellow nigger,
JAP(White America's Favorite) Chink(for those who really didn't care),
duke, guke, dink, nip(Short for Nippon), monkey, Charley, ect., ect.,
ect.. (The Vietmanese really has it bad). That's another thing that
strikes me as being odd, How is it that
Some "White" America's can show such horrible treatment the Vietnamese and say
that Japanese are our friends? Are we thus trained? The young culture of Nihon 
feels free. Really, for the first time in a long, long, long time. It is
gaining
an identity. And, that great because their parents have worked hard for
it. Plus, their actions are not as different than the whiteboys who make
the noise
in my neighborhood. (some may think that I'm insulting but I'm not. I know that
all of the writers here that are non-japanese are white). Why, do the
people go to Nippon think that they will be treated better.  This is
truely insulting. But, I know the "Culture" now and I can forgive. I
know "their" history with Black America.(Native America, Japanese
America, Cuban America, So on, and so on.) Are we Japanese trying to
compete on this level? I'm not! It certainly the 
level of an .... well, fuck it, an animal. Humanity can't has a greater, truer
experience. So, I look forward in coming home in the future. Nihon is changing
for the future.