Hey Sniperboy,
In your parlance, "me Chinese", to be specific, me American of Chinese descent.
Despite the caucasoid-heavy bias and insensitivity on these boards, I hope the following does not get my *** censored and may pave the way for truly amicable exchanges without the snide race baiting asides.
(cue Battle Hymn of the Republic)
My Grandfather served in the 3rd Army during WWII in the European theater. My Grandma and Dad were in a village in southern China trying to survive the horrors of the Japanese occupation. Why? Granddad was allowed to come into the U.S. as a laborer (canal digging) but was not allowed to bring his wife and kid because of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Some history:
December 17, 1943
As a result of our wartime alliance with China, this act was passed by the U.S. Congress to repeal the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and subsequent acts, allowing for the first time in 60 years the legal immigration of Chinese into the U.S. However, the quota for Chinese was very low compared to European countries, a fact which was not altered until 1965.
1947- Amendment to 1945 War Brides Act allows Chinese American veterans to bring brides into the U.S.
Granddad paid his dues in blood in order for my Dad and Grandma to come into the U.S. and I am damned proud of the sacrifice that my family has made in order to become Americans.
Still, in the world as on this board, this strange racist ******* comes up, mostly in "words will never hurt me" form, but often enough in the past in "stick and stones" (add fists and feet) that put me on the martial path that leads me to this august forum.
So, it is easy to respond in words to racist remarks, and sadly necessary at times to respond physically to race based assaults on my person or towards my family. It seems that the Asian-American is at this juncture the perpetual alien, the "stranger in a strange land" in his own country.
This is changing and hopefully will change in places like this particular forum and in the real world.
Until then, the real world gives rise to the need for these type of forums and for the necessity of self-defense arts (e.g. E-Tool Chuan: there is no better tool than the WWII vintage American folding shovel).
Oh yeah, by the way, here's a source for Ti rods and also beer budget aluminum:
http://www.thomasregional.com/IMG/IMGene/0000403675/73145/73145.htm
In your parlance, "me Chinese", to be specific, me American of Chinese descent.
Despite the caucasoid-heavy bias and insensitivity on these boards, I hope the following does not get my *** censored and may pave the way for truly amicable exchanges without the snide race baiting asides.
(cue Battle Hymn of the Republic)
My Grandfather served in the 3rd Army during WWII in the European theater. My Grandma and Dad were in a village in southern China trying to survive the horrors of the Japanese occupation. Why? Granddad was allowed to come into the U.S. as a laborer (canal digging) but was not allowed to bring his wife and kid because of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Some history:
December 17, 1943
As a result of our wartime alliance with China, this act was passed by the U.S. Congress to repeal the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and subsequent acts, allowing for the first time in 60 years the legal immigration of Chinese into the U.S. However, the quota for Chinese was very low compared to European countries, a fact which was not altered until 1965.
1947- Amendment to 1945 War Brides Act allows Chinese American veterans to bring brides into the U.S.
Granddad paid his dues in blood in order for my Dad and Grandma to come into the U.S. and I am damned proud of the sacrifice that my family has made in order to become Americans.
Still, in the world as on this board, this strange racist ******* comes up, mostly in "words will never hurt me" form, but often enough in the past in "stick and stones" (add fists and feet) that put me on the martial path that leads me to this august forum.
So, it is easy to respond in words to racist remarks, and sadly necessary at times to respond physically to race based assaults on my person or towards my family. It seems that the Asian-American is at this juncture the perpetual alien, the "stranger in a strange land" in his own country.
This is changing and hopefully will change in places like this particular forum and in the real world.
Until then, the real world gives rise to the need for these type of forums and for the necessity of self-defense arts (e.g. E-Tool Chuan: there is no better tool than the WWII vintage American folding shovel).
Oh yeah, by the way, here's a source for Ti rods and also beer budget aluminum:
http://www.thomasregional.com/IMG/IMGene/0000403675/73145/73145.htm
