From: shay@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (George Shay)
Subject: Re: When does a Chinese become an American?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 18:35:16 GMT

rot@rlyeh.multisys.com (Republic of Taiwan) writes:

>In article <1992Sep1.192809.2890@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mlibucha@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mark A Libucha) writes:
>=	Suppose the U.S. Green Card Bill becomes law. Every Chinese who
>=applies for a green card does so (at least officially) with the intent of
>=becoming a U.S. citizen. If a Chinese becomes a U.S. citizen does he or
>=she then share the blame and glory of America?
>=
>=	For instance, will he or she share the blame for the Vietnam War,
>=for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, the bullying of China, the 
>=extermination of Native Americans, etc.?
>=
>=	Can he or she take credit for the first moon walk, the first actor
>=president :-), etc.?
>=
>=	I personally am a second generation American. Yet because I have
>=white skin and speak fluent English I feel that American history is somehow
>=partly my responsibility. Will the new Chinese U.S. citizens (or their 
>=children) feel the same way? Should they? Should I?
>=
>=
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>=


>Since Chinese loves to be an American, why don't you make
>China as part of America, then everyone in China automately
>skip H-1, F-1, B-1, green card... steps and become American 
>citizen.   :-)

>No more jumpping of ships, jumpping of airplanes or smugglling
>in through US borders. Let everyone has same chance to taste
>the 'evil' of Capitalism.  ;-)

Forget it, US hasn't decided whether she is going to accept Purto Rico as
her
51st state, and her good neighbour, Mexico is sending thousands of people
here every day.

Mark, tell you the truth. You shouldn't have worried about whether the
Chinese on this land accept America as their country. You should worry
about whether this country accepts them as Americans. Assume someone becomes
an American immediately after he/she receives his/her citizenship or Grenn
Card. Does mainstream, I mean majority of the americans accept this guy/gal
as one of them (Americans)? Put another guy/gal from European country
together with this guy/gal, ask anybody on the street, who look like more
american? When does the mainstream media stop painting the pictures that the
American people are white and black Americans, the asians are the
foreigners? When does America stop killing Asian Americans Vincent Chen,
James Lo, the vietnamemse american who was killed just a month ago in
Miami? When does american stop complaining those asian american engineers
steal the jobs from them? I can ask a lot of questions like that.
I do share the golory when Kristy Yamaguchi won the gold medal in Olympics,
when Michael Chang won the French open because they are Japanense American
and Chinese American, they are one of us. I do share the glory when the
Chinese Olympic team won the gold medal, because we share the Chinese blood.
When other americans won the gold medal, I feel happy becasue I chose to
live in this land, I have the strong feelings towards them, but I don't
think I could share their glories. 
Mark, becasue you area white american, the american history is white
american history, the american media is white american media, the white
american controlls the power,etc, so you feel the responsibility. Why should
I who has been rejected by this society take the responsibilities?