tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post8929888759380964497..comments2024-01-04T04:31:00.481-05:00Comments on Mixed Race America: Barack Obama as our first Asian American President?: Part IJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261371053113519712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-76423205105908390452013-03-22T13:16:51.119-04:002013-03-22T13:16:51.119-04:00eggsandbakey,
Thanks for your comment. I think you...eggsandbakey,<br />Thanks for your comment. I think you raise (and anticipate a point I'll address in Part II) a very important point about self-identification vs. the ways that others may identify you. TIger Woods is a great example of this -- he identifies as mixed race/half-African American/half Asian American but of course most often people talk about him as being solely or simply black and/or people feel frustrated that his mixed race answer seems to signal that he does not want to be counted as African American.<br /><br />And I also agree that socialization based on the way you look is an important factor to consider, but again, I think Tiger Woods (and maybe I need to do another post on Tiger) is an interesting figure to consider on this.<br /><br />Finally, I love the name of your blog! Hope you stop by again soon.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261371053113519712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-14228076130744851402013-03-21T14:12:50.049-04:002013-03-21T14:12:50.049-04:00That's a really provocative idea - it has a gr...That's a really provocative idea - it has a great deal of merit, but there's still the matter of whether HE ids as Asian American. And there's something to be said for the way that you are socialized based on the way you look.<br /><br />I love that you brought this up though, because it's something I know I'll be turning over in my brain for quite a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com