Comments on: Is our race “American”? http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2010/03/10/is-our-race-%e2%80%9camerican%e2%80%9d/ Home of Noel Heikkinen's thoughts, audio, photos, video, etc. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:59:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lisa http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2010/03/10/is-our-race-%e2%80%9camerican%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-180319 Lisa Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:59:37 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2010/03/10/is-our-race-%e2%80%9camerican%e2%80%9d/#comment-180319 The very very brief explanation is that it matters to researchers. I do a lot of editing for a social geography prof who does research on African Americans in Detroit, evaluating disparities based on race and making policy recommendations. So the race question, while pretty unimportant to the average Joe, is very important to our governance. The very very brief explanation is that it matters to researchers. I do a lot of editing for a social geography prof who does research on African Americans in Detroit, evaluating disparities based on race and making policy recommendations. So the race question, while pretty unimportant to the average Joe, is very important to our governance.

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]]> By: Jim Maddix http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2010/03/10/is-our-race-%e2%80%9camerican%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-180317 Jim Maddix Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:09:23 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2010/03/10/is-our-race-%e2%80%9camerican%e2%80%9d/#comment-180317 When I got a bank loan there was a paper they wanted me to fill out about race. I look white. I put down Native American and Black. When the office rolled her eyes, I told her I did ancestry studies and could prove both of those situations to be true. I will bet it is more the case than not, IF your family has been here more than 150 years. You can say the same. "Any man who judges by the group is a pea wit" Gettysburg Movie. When we no longer see any difference we will be on the right track. When I got a bank loan there was a paper they wanted me to fill out about race.

I look white.

I put down Native American and Black. When the office rolled her eyes, I told her I did ancestry studies and could prove both of those situations to be true.

I will bet it is more the case than not, IF your family has been here more than 150 years. You can say the same.

“Any man who judges by the group is a pea wit” Gettysburg Movie.

When we no longer see any difference we will be on the right track.

]]> By: Noel http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2010/03/10/is-our-race-%e2%80%9camerican%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-180316 Noel Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:23:31 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2010/03/10/is-our-race-%e2%80%9camerican%e2%80%9d/#comment-180316 Awesome. I didn't even catch that. Awesome. I didn’t even catch that.

]]> By: John http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2010/03/10/is-our-race-%e2%80%9camerican%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-180315 John Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:16:04 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2010/03/10/is-our-race-%e2%80%9camerican%e2%80%9d/#comment-180315 Dude, as your brother in Christ, I need to tell you: you shouldn't date your relatives. At ALL. Wrong on so many levels. Dude, as your brother in Christ, I need to tell you: you shouldn’t date your relatives. At ALL. Wrong on so many levels.

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