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Originally posted by Tropez
The thing is, will Asians actually do anything? Will they be united despite the fact that this guy is Indian and people with like Filipino heritage may or may not feel as united? This will be ignored if they don't speak up. Issue with other people like blacks, latinos and even Muslims will get a little more attention because they will push for it, and when they don't the media stays quiet.
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That's true. The group being unified would definitely help things. NAACP could, and probably should, advocate for people like him though.
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“He was just walking on the sidewalk as he does all the time,” said Chirag Patel, who arrived in the United States a decade ago to study engineering before getting married and becoming an American citizen. “They put him to the ground.”
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“This is a good neighborhood. I didn’t expect anything to happen.”
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Patel’s son told the Times that before the incident, he was proud to own a home in Madison. He chose the community, he said, because of the educational opportunities the area would someday provide his son. Now, he said, he’s not so sure about his decision.
“It is a dream for me because I came from a very poor family and I worked so hard here,” he told the paper. “I’m totally devastated that I might have made a big mistake.”
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Well, Huntsville does have a lot to offer. I don't know how long he's been in the US. I think a lot of immigrants come to the US believing stereotypes (whites are the good ones, blacks are the bad ones). This is a good example of how untrue that is and how stupid it is to feel that way. Location plays a role too. The south is more affordable but the racism...
