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<p>Except SFeagle.</p>
<p>P.S. Please go somewhere else.</p>
<p>UCLAri: I'm not talking about in Europe or in Asia; I'm talking about the cultures as they stand in America. From what I've found (and my experience is limited), the Japanese, the Chinese, the Koreans, etc. keep themselves separate for the most part. And of course, nobody knows whether someone's German, or Irish, or French... (then again, how many caucasians do you know who could distinguish a Chinese and a Korean?)</p>
<p>but....Mix Kids are HOT!</p>
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btw i don't really consider Indian as pure "asian". there are contribution of both "asian" and caucasian in their genetic makeup. i think the term "asian" refers mostly to eastern asians. now before anybody burn me on this, i agree races are poorly defined in genetic, but there are some tale-tell markers that reflects the evolutionary route of human migration pattern.
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<p>For the purposes of most anthropology and regional identification, we consider Indians Southeast Asians. It's imperfect, but it's what we've got.</p>
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UCLAri: I'm not talking about in Europe or in Asia; I'm talking about the cultures as they stand in America. From what I've found (and my experience is limited), the Japanese, the Chinese, the Koreans, etc. keep themselves separate for the most part. And of course, nobody knows whether someone's German, or Irish, or French... (then again, how many caucasians do you know who could distinguish a Chinese and a Korean?)
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<p>I find this to only be true in the short-term for 1st generation immigrants. The longer a group is in the country, the more they assimilate. Most of my "Asian" friends are pretty much butterflies, flittering to and fro amongst different groups.</p>
<p>Oh, I missed this:</p>
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just to elaborate on that. the entire chinese culture is a mix pot of several different cultures. throughout chinese history, many "foreign barbaric" tribes invaded and assimilated into the chinese culture. so there are enormous diversity within han chinese itself (which is evident in diversed genetic markers different regions of han chinese carry.) and not all chinese are the same, and many of them don't even speak the same language (i.e. cantonese vs. mandarin).
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<p>Absolutely! The Qing dynasty alone led to some very interesting mixing of groups, especially as the 1st Qing emperor led China to expand into previously uncontrolled territory. The western and northern fringes of China are particularly interesting places, with tons of fascinating border cultures. Look at the Uighurs, for example.</p>
<p>Guys. I have a feeling SFEagle may be a troll. And if he isn't, let them come or not as they please. It'll work out for them in the end.</p>
<p>But to hedge our bets...
<em>puts up a sign</em> "Do Not Feed the Trolls."</p>
<p>He may be, but I think this is an interesting topic we've started talking about. I propose that we instead discuss Asian ethnic diversity. :)</p>