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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (256604)	10/21/2005 2:26:00 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571051

Though the future may look bleak for some, other German Turkish citizens are very successful and highly esteemed members of German society. Turkish-born Vural Öger made his living in the tourism industry and is now a prominent politician in Germany's ruling Social Democratic Party. Öger serves on the European Parliament alongside Cem Ozdemir and Feleknaz Uca, also German Turkish citizens. In the film industry, Turkish director Fatih Akin and a group of mostly Turkish actors won the Deutscher Filmpreis and other awards for the film "Gegen die Wand," which was one of the most successful German films in recent years. This film shows the challenges of Turkish residents who have grown up in Germany. There are many flourishing businesses, factories and shops that are run by German Turkish citizens. In the Kreuzberg area of Berlin the spectrum of Turkish culture in Berlin is omnipresent. Yes, there are always the wünderkind who excel no matter the odds, and then everyone turns to them and says: See! If they can make it, anyone can. We have our Booker T. Washingtons, Harriet Tubmans, George Washington Carvers, Frederick Douglasses. It means little. Some people excel no matter what hurdles are placed in front of them. However, the majority remain in the barrio, working for pennies. We've been there, done that! Nice try, though! ;~) ted