<p>Okay. So I'm pretty sure some of you have minority groups on campus (i.e. African American society, Asian Society, Latin American Society, etc). So I was wondering, when you have someone who is not the race of that respective group, do you think it's that person's responsibility to introduce/mingle with the group, or do you think it's the group's responsibility to introduce/mingle with the person?</p>
<p>It's interesting, because last semester I (I'm black) went to a couple of Asian society meetings on campus and didn't feel very welcomed ( they were very cliquey and didn't bother to really get to know me). Me and my friend had different outlooks on it. I got on myself by saying that maybe I should've taken the initiative to get to know the group but my friend countered by saying that it's their responsibility to make all members feel welcomed and not be so cliquey. </p>
<p>I agree. There are some asian groups at Michigan that a really cliquey. I’ve gone out to the soccer fields to play some pick up soccer before and there are groups that really don’t let you in, usually asians. There is a group of Koreans that all play together that really stick together. Luckily my roommate is Korean and that was my in to play. </p>
<p>But then again my roommate is in an Asian Inter Varsity club and I’ve hung out with them before, they are really cool and even though I feel a little out of place (not used to being a minority) I felt welcomed.</p>
<p>I can only be real here,
How awkward would it be to be hanging out in barber shop( im black too) and some random Chinese guy shows up expecting to be introduced to hip hop culture .
Now to make this worse most of the Asian society members are students who may be more comfortable in their own language . So think about it from there point of view, say you where a student in Japan and you and a bunch of other Americans have a little study group . Now a Japanese student has every right to sit in with your little group , but imagine how you’d feel if you just want to talk about the playoffs in ENGLISH with your American pals and the Japanese student( lets call him Akio ) keeps interrupting for clarification of how basketball is played .</p>
<p>Basically you’d be annoyed with Akio, since he is stopping your entire convo . Just accept it, if Chinese students have a group so they can , in Chinese , talk about school life, don’t come and expect to be welcomed . Its not racism IMO, its just how things are .</p>
<p>There are groups like chinese-english language exchange for the type of thing your trying to do( learn about chinese culture for example ) .</p>
<p>In my experience Asians are very wary of other races, especially blacks. I had some asian friends in high school who told me that their parents would’ve never allowed me to come over to their house just because of my skin color.</p>
<p>Just leave it alone; you don’t want to hang around cliquey people anyway.</p>
<p>^Bingo. If people are going to be cliquey, don’t deal with them. I can understand what thisislife is saying, but I’m always just really welcoming to everybody. Don’t bother yourself with people who don’t care to be welcoming.</p>
<p>Asian culture, in general, is conformed towards a more collective society in contrast to the American, individualistic society. There are always exceptions, but this does explain a lot. </p>
<p>I do not what asians you guys/girls have met, but I am black and I have many asian friends. Try to introduce yourself, because I went to asian club meeting a couple of times and they thought I was maling fun of them. They thought because white people at my school make fun of the club. Just try to more social around them, because some asians are timid or unaware on how you act.</p>
<p>not to seem rude, coming from a black guy, why don’t you join a Pan African or Black student organizations. why are u compelled explore their clubs, when they don’t take the effort to explore yours. seems one sided if you ask me, but then again i’m not the club type.</p>
<p>OP lives in politically correct land.
No you don’t go to the asian club meetings if your black . Its just weird to see you there . Same thing for if your Asian and you love hip hop culture , you wouldn’t go to the pan african meetings .</p>
<p>@pie: why are you assuming that I’m not in a black organization club? I obviously didn’t mention it as that’s not the club giving me the problems.</p>
<p>I see these groups sort of like comfort zones in a lot of ways. When you’re around people who are similar to you, you feel a sense of community. I just think that for some people it may feel like intrusion if you don’t necessarily belong in the group. </p>
<p>If your goal is to learn about other cultures, then read about them or join a multicultural group where everyone is welcome.</p>
<p>I get where you’re coming from, though. It’s not about being PC, but more about what you think should be right. And that’s cool, but a lot of people don’t think that way, which is fine too. Just separate yourself from them and get with like-minded people.</p>