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To: Neocon who wrote (8292)	5/13/1999 4:50:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

It is inspirational isn't it?? I was up there in February taking the circle tour around Manhattan and I was struck by the history of the place. Unfortunately, not all immigrants to the US have been treated with respect by either the system or their rival ethnicities. But I have little doubt that time will heal all wounds and these people will become assimilated into American society and accepted as full-fledged participants. I grew up in Idaho, about 30 miles from a former Japanese internment camp used during World War II to deprive Japanese-Americans of their civil rights. I have never forgotten the stories that my parents and grand-parents told me about how at the time they were able to justify those violations, but later on came to regret and realize how that internment camp represented such a travesty of justice. Funny how we didn't mind sending Italian and German Americans to fight their "ethnic kindred" in Europe, while depriving Japanese neisei to prove their loyalty to American by engaging in combat against imperial Japan. We continue to make mistakes, but as our society matures and becomes more diverse and sophisticated, I have hope that we'll never see a repetition of those events. And btw, I'm certainly not xenophobic towards Asian culture. In fact, I am a great fan of Asian cuisine (Sushi, Cantonese, Szechan,.. etc. And I always use Chop-sticks..:0), and Asian architecture. One day I plan on having a Japanese style garden in which I can relax and reflect. That's what I find so fascinating about American society. We readily assimilate the best that each culture has to offer and make it our own. Give us your huddled masses..... Regards, Ron