Asians II

Hawaii born Japanese American Eric Shinseki was named as the nominee for President-Elect Barack Obama's cabinet as the secretary of Veteran's Affairs. The double Purple Heart winner is best known for his Cassandra Complex relating to the Iraq War - warning; "Beware a 12-division strategy for a 10-division army".

Joseph Cao (pronounced GAO) unseated embattled nine-term incumbent Representative William Jefferson to become the first Vietnamese-American elected to Congress.

Filipino Manny Pacquiao effectively beat "The Golden Boy" Oscar DeLaHoya into permanent retirement this past weekend in Vegas to claim the tittle "Best Pound-for-Pound" boxer.

I have no fixation or fetish for Asian women (although some (well...many) are damn sexy).

But in an environment where many of us Blacks are seeking to redefine our ideas of what a certain race or culture is - we may want to start viewing other cultures as valid too.

CVT at Choptensils has a great piece on racism and different perceptions of what is "History".

http://choptensils.blogspot.com/ On The Invention of Racism; Part I
Dark Ages?

For Whom?