Comments on: Interracial couples means multiracial kids http://www.bprlive.org/2008/06/11/loveboat-interracial-multiracial/ an online radio station and blog for independent asian american music and art Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:08:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John http://www.bprlive.org/2008/06/11/loveboat-interracial-multiracial/comment-page-1/#comment-13224 John Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:17:58 +0000 http://www.bprlive.org/?p=386#comment-13224 Eugene - I just noticed that you linked to my Love Boat post on 8Asians - thanks. My Love Boat experience was pretty prudish :-) - i.e. I'm not the type that really "snuck" out to go clubbing type, and generally, the folks I hung out with were pretty well behaved (i.e. not dissing the locals). Eugene – I just noticed that you linked to my Love Boat post on 8Asians – thanks. My Love Boat experience was pretty prudish :-) – i.e. I’m not the type that really “snuck” out to go clubbing type, and generally, the folks I hung out with were pretty well behaved (i.e. not dissing the locals).

]]> By: delia http://www.bprlive.org/2008/06/11/loveboat-interracial-multiracial/comment-page-1/#comment-13140 delia Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:27:26 +0000 http://www.bprlive.org/?p=386#comment-13140 i actually have a real comment about the rates of intraracial marriage. i'd be curious to see how the proportions break out in the category of intra-racial marriages - that is how many asian americans are marrying asian americans of the same ethnic background versus different asian ethnic backgrounds. (so chinese americans marrying chinese americans versus chinese americans marrying korean americans) i think it'd actually be encouraging if more of the intra-racial marriages were between two people of different ethnicities - because it would seem to point towards a more pan-ethnic asian american identity, what with the birth of asian american kids of multiple asian heritages. it's like the birth of a generation of pan asian americans. =P PS today (june 12) is loving day - the 41st anniversary of the us supreme court's decision to legalize interracial marriage. interracial marriage has only been legal in the us for 41 years. that doesn't seem like very long ago. the supreme court case was named after mildred loving... learn more <a href="http://www.lovingday.org/holiday.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>. i actually have a real comment about the rates of intraracial marriage.

i’d be curious to see how the proportions break out in the category of intra-racial marriages – that is how many asian americans are marrying asian americans of the same ethnic background versus different asian ethnic backgrounds. (so chinese americans marrying chinese americans versus chinese americans marrying korean americans)

i think it’d actually be encouraging if more of the intra-racial marriages were between two people of different ethnicities – because it would seem to point towards a more pan-ethnic asian american identity, what with the birth of asian american kids of multiple asian heritages. it’s like the birth of a generation of pan asian americans. =P

PS today (june 12) is loving day – the 41st anniversary of the us supreme court’s decision to legalize interracial marriage. interracial marriage has only been legal in the us for 41 years. that doesn’t seem like very long ago. the supreme court case was named after mildred loving… learn more here.

]]> By: delia http://www.bprlive.org/2008/06/11/loveboat-interracial-multiracial/comment-page-1/#comment-13139 delia Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:11:39 +0000 http://www.bprlive.org/?p=386#comment-13139 <blockquote>and 2 in that they don’t mention boston progress as an organization that specializes in hookups - of the “love” and “soulmate” variety. i think our track record has been as good or better than any…</blockquote> i'll toast to that.

and 2 in that they don’t mention boston progress as an organization that specializes in hookups – of the “love” and “soulmate” variety. i think our track record has been as good or better than any…

i’ll toast to that.

]]> By: Hsindy http://www.bprlive.org/2008/06/11/loveboat-interracial-multiracial/comment-page-1/#comment-13137 Hsindy Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:11:17 +0000 http://www.bprlive.org/?p=386#comment-13137 I actually was somewhat forced to go on loveboat by my parents the summer before I turned 19. It turned out to be a really fun experience. I'm not sure if I learned anything during the trip but I was able to party for 9 weeks and eat really effin good food throughout. Notably, it was my first time being around Taiwanese Americans who grew up surrounded by other Asian American folks and it showed in their demeanor. Although the West Coast TAs were different in style from the NYC or Canadian TAs, they all carried themselves with a confidences/swagger that TAs from, let's say, Kansas, did not have. I had never really seen that sort of cockiness from other Asian Americans before growing up so it was interesting and eye-opening (maybe I did learng something?). Agreeing with Eugene, I also noticed how many kids on loveboat made fun of the Taiwanese locals. It was a really messed up form of self-hate. I actually was somewhat forced to go on loveboat by my parents the summer before I turned 19. It turned out to be a really fun experience. I’m not sure if I learned anything during the trip but I was able to party for 9 weeks and eat really effin good food throughout.

Notably, it was my first time being around Taiwanese Americans who grew up surrounded by other Asian American folks and it showed in their demeanor. Although the West Coast TAs were different in style from the NYC or Canadian TAs, they all carried themselves with a confidences/swagger that TAs from, let’s say, Kansas, did not have. I had never really seen that sort of cockiness from other Asian Americans before growing up so it was interesting and eye-opening (maybe I did learng something?).

Agreeing with Eugene, I also noticed how many kids on loveboat made fun of the Taiwanese locals. It was a really messed up form of self-hate.

]]> By: eugene http://www.bprlive.org/2008/06/11/loveboat-interracial-multiracial/comment-page-1/#comment-13136 eugene Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:28:44 +0000 http://www.bprlive.org/?p=386#comment-13136 Sadly for me, I experienced no love of any variety. Who needs sex when you got oyster pancakes and stinky tofu? Any spat with food can be easily resolved with imodium or pepto bismal. Sadly for me, I experienced no love of any variety. Who needs sex when you got oyster pancakes and stinky tofu? Any spat with food can be easily resolved with imodium or pepto bismal.

]]> By: giles http://www.bprlive.org/2008/06/11/loveboat-interracial-multiracial/comment-page-1/#comment-13135 giles Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:50:11 +0000 http://www.bprlive.org/?p=386#comment-13135 that times article is interesting, 1 in that they frame everything on the Love Boat in terms of, well, "love" and "soulmate"...which, i guess, is not exactly what i hear about it. and 2 in that they don't mention boston progress as an organization that specializes in hookups - of the "love" and "soulmate" variety. i think our track record has been as good or better than any... that times article is interesting, 1 in that they frame everything on the Love Boat in terms of, well, “love” and “soulmate”…which, i guess, is not exactly what i hear about it.

and 2 in that they don’t mention boston progress as an organization that specializes in hookups – of the “love” and “soulmate” variety. i think our track record has been as good or better than any…

]]> By: eugene http://www.bprlive.org/2008/06/11/loveboat-interracial-multiracial/comment-page-1/#comment-13134 eugene Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:55:31 +0000 http://www.bprlive.org/?p=386#comment-13134 The numbers are quoted right out from the article. The article references the Census Bureau. Maybe you can look there. The numbers are quoted right out from the article. The article references the Census Bureau. Maybe you can look there.

]]> By: giles http://www.bprlive.org/2008/06/11/loveboat-interracial-multiracial/comment-page-1/#comment-13133 giles Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:28:53 +0000 http://www.bprlive.org/?p=386#comment-13133 yeah, but that's not what i'm surprised about. more just surprised about those extremely low rates. btw, where did you get those numbers? are there similar statistics for other races? yeah, but that’s not what i’m surprised about. more just surprised about those extremely low rates. btw, where did you get those numbers? are there similar statistics for other races?

]]> By: eugene http://www.bprlive.org/2008/06/11/loveboat-interracial-multiracial/comment-page-1/#comment-13132 eugene Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:30:07 +0000 http://www.bprlive.org/?p=386#comment-13132 Well, if fewer Asian women are marrying Asian men or vice versa, there has to be some drop in the other case too right? Well, if fewer Asian women are marrying Asian men or vice versa, there has to be some drop in the other case too right?

]]> By: giles http://www.bprlive.org/2008/06/11/loveboat-interracial-multiracial/comment-page-1/#comment-13131 giles Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:13:47 +0000 http://www.bprlive.org/?p=386#comment-13131 i think many people may not understand you're being sarcastic at points there eugene. i actually am surprised - very surprised - about the extremely low rate of intraracial marriage. i knew it was low, but 37 and 52? but you can't talk about being surprised without a lot of people getting very defensive, and in the process very offensive as well. so i'll leave it at that. i think many people may not understand you’re being sarcastic at points there eugene.

i actually am surprised – very surprised – about the extremely low rate of intraracial marriage. i knew it was low, but 37 and 52?

but you can’t talk about being surprised without a lot of people getting very defensive, and in the process very offensive as well. so i’ll leave it at that.

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