http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:53:57 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/17/041217.php#comment-104680 Why is realizing the American dream irrelevant? In an 'empire of wealth', the American dream is worth it - a society without history must resort to economics as a discriminant 104680@blogcritics.org Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:53:57 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/17/041217.php#comment-104481 I don't think you get the point. What I'm trying to say is that it is unfair to make positive conclusions about Asians based on the fact that they are doing well in America. Whether or not they have realised the American dream is irrelevant. 104481@blogcritics.org Mon, 20 Dec 2004 01:28:14 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/17/041217.php#comment-103991 Are these dynamics true for immigrants from all Asian cultures? Does this epitomize a fulfilment of the American dream? 103991@blogcritics.org Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:06:27 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/17/041217.php#comment-103959 I think the reason is not so simple. The Americans are living at home, and the community is full of all types of people. However, the Asian migrants are of three types: 1. Rich, successful: Already at a stage in life where they have "Arrived". They go to the US for a better life. 2. Intelligent, curious and young: They study at a top univ. and stay put, adding value to themselves and to their adopted nation. 3. Poor, with a zeal to make it big: They come empty handed, and slog their way up the ladder towards the American dream. It is mostly the better people who emigrate. So obviously they do well. The home society, however, is full of all kinds of people, and that drags their average low. What say? 103959@blogcritics.org Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:48:14 EST