Enlighten me on the FACTS

I'm sorry that I don't comprehend your facts. What facts are you referring to exactly? I cannot speak for the other postings, but since your post was a response to mine, I'm assuming you're saying my facts are wrong. I only spoke of my people and what happened to us. How do you know what happened? Were you there? I can tell you what happened because I was born there and fled during that awful time. My facts can be found in literature and the existing physical and emotional scars of my community members.

That's great that you're Asian and your ancestors fought in the war. They have my respect for having done so. As for our complaining and getting off our butts, obviously you're not a very informed member of the Asian community of which you've so proudly named yourself. It's true there are many Asians such as yourself who are doing well in America. You were probably born here and have led a relatively comfortable life thanks to your parents' hard work. If you were not born here then you're either exhibiting some form of internalized oppression or you're some type of elitist who thinks he/she is better than those who are not as fortunate. If you were more informed, you would realize that not all Asians have it as good as you through no fault of their own. You would also realize that your own ancestors who first came to this country also suffered discrimination and found it hard to make a living (unless you belong to some Asian group I have never heard of). As for making something of ourselves, there are Hmong students in colleges and universities throughout the United States. The older folks who cannot go to school have opened up businesses, are working as laborers, or are farming. That sounds like we're trying pretty hard to me for having only been here for the last 25 years. Besides being proud of my own Hmong heritage, I am also proud of my Asian heritage. I know about the oppression that other Asian groups (Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Koreans) have faced in the past. I am thankful to them and remember the sacrifices that they've made so that I can now have a voice in America. Do you know of their sacrifices? Are you grateful? If you know Asian history and call yourself an Asian, then why do you use such oppressive words against those who are less fortunate than you. If you wrote your message out of ignorance, then I urge you to be thankful of what you have and to please show a little compassion and understanding for those not as lucky as yourself. If you really mean what you said, then you are no better than those people in the past who tried to deport all Chinese and sent the Japanese to the concentration camps.