www.effectivecommunities.com/…ECP_GapsInRacialEquity.pdf
Gaps in Racial Equality.. An evidence-based inventory of gaps and disparities, plus what we mean by “gaps” and “disparities.” Also, technical and human issues in understanding gaps and disparities, and a five-step strategy for reducing gaps.
In my opinion, the discussion of the issues of gaps and disparities is better supported when not labeling it: race and culture. Race and culture are only part of the barriers that impact ALL INDIVIDUALS. We could talk about gender, sexual preference, learning style, or any of the many variables (cultures) that make up individuals. This article discusses how to reduce gaps which is something that PSA supports.
andflywrite on 03 April 12-
I watched the Howard link.
Appreciate Kris your perceiving the value of getting perspectives that encompass the “generic” basis of local problems.
Both you and I have had some experience with alternate groups that fall into this generic race and culture “gap” situation. IIRC, you were working with at least some “native americans” when teaching?
In Hawaii, there’s a full spectrum of racial and cultural problems…perhaps the most ethnically “non white” of any US state, but still Gaps existing…Japanese kids succeed and get the government and professional jobs while “Hawaiians” fill the welfare slots. Except for the Hawaiian kids that get into Kamehameha schools (which tends to cherry pick but produces leaders in every field)
But then there’s the Filipino immigrants which in some cases are like Hispanics who have just crossed the border in terms of what they need to get to assimilate and compete in job market. And language problems are paramount everywhere in Hawaii, even for the second and third generation Japanese kids…
However, because Hawaii is non white majority, it also gives a perspective on racial/cultural “matters” that is kind of unique in US. There’s more confusion about who’s acting out of racial prejudice and who isn’t, and it sort of turns out that everyone is acting out of racial prejudice against someone somehow.
Koreans and Chinese don’t get along, for example. Hawaii is kind of similar to New Mexico in one aspect, both states have far fewer % African Americans than average, and so the “racial and cultural” discussion is carried on by other groups who have their own history and perspectives and don’t include “slavery”. Although Chinese “coolies” who worked on the rail road were in many respects slaves too.
NM being an interesting area for yet another reason; here there’s the Hispanics who came centuries ago and semi meshed with the pueblo and other native americans in terms of reproduction
But then there’s the Filipino immigrants which in some cases are like Hispanics who have just crossed the border in terms of what they need to get to assimilate and compete in job market. And language problems are paramount everywhere in Hawaii, even for the second and third generation Japanese kids…
However, because Hawaii is non white majority, it also gives a perspective on racial/cultural “matters” that is kind of unique in US. There’s more confusion about who’s acting out of racial prejudice and who isn’t, and it sort of turns out that everyone is acting out of racial prejudice against someone somehow.
Koreans and Chinese don’t get along, for example. Hawaii is kind of similar to New Mexico in one aspect, both states have far fewer % African Americans than average, and so the “racial and cultural” discussion is carried on by other groups who have their own history and perspectives and don’t include “slavery”. Although Chinese “coolies” who worked on the rail road were in many respects slaves too.
NM being an interesting area for yet another reason; here there’s the Hispanics who came centuries ago and semi meshed with the pueblo and other native americans in terms of reproduction
In Hawaii, there’s a full spectrum of racial and cultural problems…perhaps the most ethnically “non white” of any US state, but still Gaps existing…Japanese kids succeed and get the government and professional jobs while “Hawaiians” fill the welfare slots. Except for the Hawaiian kids that get into Kamehameha schools (which tends to cherry pick but produces leaders in every field)
But then there’s the Filipino immigrants which in some cases are like Hispanics who have just crossed the border in terms of what they need to get to assimilate and compete in job market. And language problems are paramount everywhere in Hawaii, even for the second and third generation Japanese kids…
However, because Hawaii is non white majority, it also gives a perspective on racial/cultural “matters” that is kind of unique in US. There’s more confusion about who’s acting out of racial prejudice and who isn’t, and it sort of turns out that everyone is acting out of racial prejudice against someone somehow.
Koreans and Chinese don’t get along, for example. Hawaii is kind of similar to New Mexico in one aspect, both states have far fewer % African Americans than average, and so the “racial and cultural” discussion is carried on by other groups who have their own history and perspectives and don’t include “slavery”. Although Chinese “coolies” who worked on the rail road were in many respects slaves too.
NM being an interesting area for yet another reason; here there’s the Hispanics who came centuries ago and semi meshed with the pueblo and other native americans in terms of reproduction
Both you and I have had some experience with alternate groups that fall into this generic race and culture “gap” situation. IIRC, you were working with at least some “native americans” when teaching?
In Hawaii, there’s a full spectrum of racial and cultural problems…perhaps the most ethnically “non white” of any US state, but still Gaps existing…Japanese kids succeed and get the government and professional jobs while “Hawaiians” fill the welfare slots. Except for the Hawaiian kids that get into Kamehameha schools (which tends to cherry pick but produces leaders in every field)
But then there’s the Filipino immigrants which in some cases are like Hispanics who have just crossed the border in terms of what they need to get to assimilate and compete in job market. And language problems are paramount everywhere in Hawaii, even for the second and third generation Japanese kids…
However, because Hawaii is non white majority, it also gives a perspective on racial/cultural “matters” that is kind of unique in US. There’s more confusion about who’s acting out of racial prejudice and who isn’t, and it sort of turns out that everyone is acting out of racial prejudice against someone somehow.
Koreans and Chinese don’t get along, for example. Hawaii is kind of similar to New Mexico in one aspect, both states have far fewer % African Americans than average, and so the “racial and cultural” discussion is carried on by other groups who have their own history and perspectives and don’t include “slavery”. Although Chinese “coolies” who worked on the rail road were in many respects slaves too.
NM being an interesting area for yet another reason; here there’s the Hispanics who came centuries ago and semi meshed with the pueblo and other native americans in terms of reproduction