Comments on: Race on college campuses http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/18/race-on-college-campuses/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:21:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: brad http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/18/race-on-college-campuses/#comment-6334 brad Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:16:33 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/18/race-on-college-campuses/#comment-6334 I was watching a rerun of "Everybody Loves Raymond" in which Raymond's brother Robert, a police officer, starts hanging out with his African American fellow officer and her friends. Robert finds himself fitting in and having fun with his new African American friends, picking up language and dress. Ray then starts questioning Robert's "racial" transformation. It was funny in a "I can't believe they are pushing this racist humor." I was watching a rerun of “Everybody Loves Raymond” in which Raymond’s brother Robert, a police officer, starts hanging out with his African American fellow officer and her friends. Robert finds himself fitting in and having fun with his new African American friends, picking up language and dress. Ray then starts questioning Robert’s “racial” transformation. It was funny in a “I can’t believe they are pushing this racist humor.”

]]> By: Adrianna http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/18/race-on-college-campuses/#comment-6329 Adrianna Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:37:16 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/18/race-on-college-campuses/#comment-6329 Well I 'm happy it happen at the bigger Colleges.The college I went to we had like maybe 2 white students in our club. I live in upstate New York and here well the atmosphere can be a little regressive. we don't talk much about race. Well I ‘m happy it happen at the bigger Colleges.The college I went to we had like maybe 2 white students in our club. I live in upstate New York and here well the atmosphere can be a little regressive. we don’t talk much about race.

]]> By: Lyonside http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/18/race-on-college-campuses/#comment-6321 Lyonside Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:36:15 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/18/race-on-college-campuses/#comment-6321 My small college was about 90%+ white, and whether white students joined the ethnic clubs really depended on the attitude of the club. The pan-Asian club had a mix of Asian-Americans, Asian exchange students, other international students, and white Americans. There were south Asians, Pacific Asians, etc. in the group, and the white students felt welcomed in to learn about cultural events, holidays, foods, events, etc. Hispanics In Action was mostly all US students, and did some community work (tutoring, fundraising, etc.). Non-hispanic students were few, but the group also wasnt' very visible. The AfricanAmericanAwarenessSociety was all African-American, and my white friends, an acquaintence from Kenya, and myself all had similar experiences. If you walked into or through a lounge during a meeting, the conversation stopped dead until you passed through. The school in general didn't know what they were doing except fundraisers. I'm sure they did some cool and productive things, but most people felt out of the loop. It's all about the attitudes of the leadership. People don't have to look like you or be from the same background to have the same issues and causes and interests. My small college was about 90%+ white, and whether white students joined the ethnic clubs really depended on the attitude of the club.

The pan-Asian club had a mix of Asian-Americans, Asian exchange students, other international students, and white Americans. There were south Asians, Pacific Asians, etc. in the group, and the white students felt welcomed in to learn about cultural events, holidays, foods, events, etc.

Hispanics In Action was mostly all US students, and did some community work (tutoring, fundraising, etc.). Non-hispanic students were few, but the group also wasnt’ very visible.

The AfricanAmericanAwarenessSociety was all African-American, and my white friends, an acquaintence from Kenya, and myself all had similar experiences. If you walked into or through a lounge during a meeting, the conversation stopped dead until you passed through. The school in general didn’t know what they were doing except fundraisers. I’m sure they did some cool and productive things, but most people felt out of the loop.

It’s all about the attitudes of the leadership. People don’t have to look like you or be from the same background to have the same issues and causes and interests.

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