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From: hu@sdcsvax.UUCP (T. C. Hu)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Interracial Dating in Hawaii
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Date: Sat, 6-Oct-84 20:07:06 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct  6 20:07:06 1984
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People are starting to comment on racism in Hawaii.  I thought
I'd put in my own experience.  When I went to Hawaii, I was
amazed.  It seemed to me that, at last, I had found a place free
of racism.  Everywhere I went, I faced none of the racism that
I'm accustomed to.  I guess my experience was like Jim's.

Later, I learned that racism is strong in Hawaii.  However, it
is directed mainly at the whites from the Hawaiians.  A friend
who grew up in Hawaii (who is white) said that the last day of
school was "beat-up haole [white kids] day".  The Hawaiian bullies
would go around and beat-up the white kids.

To sum up, it seems that most minorities find that they are treated
relatively well in Hawaii.  Many whites, however, find racism.
This seems to shock many of them.  Probably because they had
never faced such organized racism; they were, for the first time,
an unwanted minority; they were looked down upon; and they hadn't
even left the U.S.  That's a shocking and eye-opening experience
for most people.

					--Alan Hu
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