Comments on: Asian Americans voters face discrimination http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bertie http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/comment-page-1/#comment-51644 Bertie Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:11:40 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/#comment-51644 hey hey akrypti - remember, any u.s. citizen over 18 with a pulse (and who hasn't committed a felony) is allowed to vote in this country. this includes everyone from neo-nazi skinheads, gang members, illiterate people, people who base their votes on who is the most visually appealing candidate, schizophrenics, and alzheimer's sufferers who think it's 1988 and write in george h.w. bush. anyway, doesn't the fact that dubya was elected twice indicate that the majority of u.s. voters is uninformed? :) hey hey akrypti – remember, any u.s. citizen over 18 with a pulse (and who hasn’t committed a felony) is allowed to vote in this country. this includes everyone from neo-nazi skinheads, gang members, illiterate people, people who base their votes on who is the most visually appealing candidate, schizophrenics, and alzheimer’s sufferers who think it’s 1988 and write in george h.w. bush.

anyway, doesn’t the fact that dubya was elected twice indicate that the majority of u.s. voters is uninformed? :)

]]> By: Bertie http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/comment-page-1/#comment-137155 Bertie Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/#comment-137155 hey hey akrypti - remember, any u.s. citizen over 18 with a pulse (and who hasn't committed a felony) is allowed to vote in this country. this includes everyone from neo-nazi skinheads, gang members, illiterate people, people who base their votes on who is the most visually appealing candidate, schizophrenics, and alzheimer's sufferers who think it's 1988 and write in george h.w. bush. anyway, doesn't the fact that dubya was elected twice indicate that the majority of u.s. voters is uninformed? :) hey hey akrypti – remember, any u.s. citizen over 18 with a pulse (and who hasn’t committed a felony) is allowed to vote in this country. this includes everyone from neo-nazi skinheads, gang members, illiterate people, people who base their votes on who is the most visually appealing candidate, schizophrenics, and alzheimer’s sufferers who think it’s 1988 and write in george h.w. bush.

anyway, doesn’t the fact that dubya was elected twice indicate that the majority of u.s. voters is uninformed? :)

]]> By: Bo http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/comment-page-1/#comment-51621 Bo Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:32:24 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/#comment-51621 My father has been in the US for over 30 years and while his spoken English isn't all that great, his comprehension of written English is exceptional. He can read the Economist, Wall Street Journey, NY Times or any other news media with ease. He's probably more informed about American politics and history then the average American, including myself at times. He's frequently gotten the "Why don't you speak the language better?" and the "Go back to your home country." comments...typically from people with far less education then he is. Re: akrypti's comments, I think it is shortsighted to assume that just b/c someone's language skills aren't stellar their mental faculties or intellectual curiosity is also somehow diminished. That said, Asian-Americans do have one of the lowest rates of election participation - which isn't saying much considering how low voter turnout is generally speaking. But I would guess that voter turn out of 1st generation Asian American citizens is comparable, if not better, than 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation Asian Americans. I wonder if anyone has any stats about this? My father has been in the US for over 30 years and while his spoken English isn’t all that great, his comprehension of written English is exceptional. He can read the Economist, Wall Street Journey, NY Times or any other news media with ease. He’s probably more informed about American politics and history then the average American, including myself at times. He’s frequently gotten the “Why don’t you speak the language better?” and the “Go back to your home country.” comments…typically from people with far less education then he is. Re: akrypti’s comments, I think it is shortsighted to assume that just b/c someone’s language skills aren’t stellar their mental faculties or intellectual curiosity is also somehow diminished.

That said, Asian-Americans do have one of the lowest rates of election participation – which isn’t saying much considering how low voter turnout is generally speaking. But I would guess that voter turn out of 1st generation Asian American citizens is comparable, if not better, than 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation Asian Americans. I wonder if anyone has any stats about this?

]]> By: Bo http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/comment-page-1/#comment-137154 Bo Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:32:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/#comment-137154 My father has been in the US for over 30 years and while his spoken English isn't all that great, his comprehension of written English is exceptional. He can read the Economist, Wall Street Journey, NY Times or any other news media with ease. He's probably more informed about American politics and history then the average American, including myself at times. He's frequently gotten the "Why don't you speak the language better?" and the "Go back to your home country." comments...typically from people with far less education then he is. Re: akrypti's comments, I think it is shortsighted to assume that just b/c someone's language skills aren't stellar their mental faculties or intellectual curiosity is also somehow diminished. That said, Asian-Americans do have one of the lowest rates of election participation - which isn't saying much considering how low voter turnout is generally speaking. But I would guess that voter turn out of 1st generation Asian American citizens is comparable, if not better, than 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation Asian Americans. I wonder if anyone has any stats about this? My father has been in the US for over 30 years and while his spoken English isn’t all that great, his comprehension of written English is exceptional. He can read the Economist, Wall Street Journey, NY Times or any other news media with ease. He’s probably more informed about American politics and history then the average American, including myself at times. He’s frequently gotten the “Why don’t you speak the language better?” and the “Go back to your home country.” comments…typically from people with far less education then he is. Re: akrypti’s comments, I think it is shortsighted to assume that just b/c someone’s language skills aren’t stellar their mental faculties or intellectual curiosity is also somehow diminished.

That said, Asian-Americans do have one of the lowest rates of election participation – which isn’t saying much considering how low voter turnout is generally speaking. But I would guess that voter turn out of 1st generation Asian American citizens is comparable, if not better, than 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation Asian Americans. I wonder if anyone has any stats about this?

]]> By: akrypti http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/comment-page-1/#comment-51602 akrypti Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:35:27 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/#comment-51602 I question just how informed an individual is when he or she votes in a U.S. election and doesn't understand the official language. Are these votes founded on educated deliberation and following the race through the year or are these votes garnered by some APA mastermind who is *telling* these people *who* to go vote for and these people trust wholly the mastermind? Well, Asian Americans wouldn't face such hostility if they didn't spend the overwhelming majority of their time in America burrowed in Chinatown speaking and associating only with people exactly like them. It's just as ignorant as the so-called redneck middle-American who never leaves his trailer home to meet diverse people. I question just how informed an individual is when he or she votes in a U.S. election and doesn’t understand the official language. Are these votes founded on educated deliberation and following the race through the year or are these votes garnered by some APA mastermind who is *telling* these people *who* to go vote for and these people trust wholly the mastermind?

Well, Asian Americans wouldn’t face such hostility if they didn’t spend the overwhelming majority of their time in America burrowed in Chinatown speaking and associating only with people exactly like them. It’s just as ignorant as the so-called redneck middle-American who never leaves his trailer home to meet diverse people.

]]> By: akrypti http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/comment-page-1/#comment-137153 akrypti Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:35:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/14/asian-americans-voters-face-discrimination/#comment-137153 I question just how informed an individual is when he or she votes in a U.S. election and doesn't understand the official language. Are these votes founded on educated deliberation and following the race through the year or are these votes garnered by some APA mastermind who is *telling* these people *who* to go vote for and these people trust wholly the mastermind? Well, Asian Americans wouldn't face such hostility if they didn't spend the overwhelming majority of their time in America burrowed in Chinatown speaking and associating only with people exactly like them. It's just as ignorant as the so-called redneck middle-American who never leaves his trailer home to meet diverse people. I question just how informed an individual is when he or she votes in a U.S. election and doesn’t understand the official language. Are these votes founded on educated deliberation and following the race through the year or are these votes garnered by some APA mastermind who is *telling* these people *who* to go vote for and these people trust wholly the mastermind?

Well, Asian Americans wouldn’t face such hostility if they didn’t spend the overwhelming majority of their time in America burrowed in Chinatown speaking and associating only with people exactly like them. It’s just as ignorant as the so-called redneck middle-American who never leaves his trailer home to meet diverse people.

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