yep! i'm korean.
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As a mix? Yes. But mostly white, so I'm voting no. Not much diversity in the midwest
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Nope! My baby is, tho!
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Nope. We're all white.
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Yes
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How are you defining cultural minority? By race? Ethnicity?
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@looch: either or!
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No--white female. But I've traveled and lived in places where I was a minority, and that was such an interesting experience for me.
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I voted No based on my race, but I honestly don't know about my ethnicity (Italian American).
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No
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Yes and yes. I'm a Filipino American in Sweden. Being an American is less common than being Filipino. I've never ran across another that's both. The closest I've met was a Vietnamese American that's also from California (I was so happy), but then she moved back home since her and her bf didn't work out
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I'm a minority by race, but culturally I am as American as they come.
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I voted no as being such a 'diluted' mix we've barely retained much culture etc, and I'm very, very pale skinned. Most people would guess at Asian heritage but its not obvious. I'm really glad my LOs inherited my family's eyes and cheekbones though!!
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I am not. DH is.
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Yes. Jewish
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nope...all white family, here.
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Nope...I'm pretty much as vanilla as you get...mostly Norwegian.
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No, white female. Agree with PP about a lack of diversity in the midwest.
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Yup. Chinese.
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I am Chinese
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Not now - white female living in the Midwest.
Growing up though, I lived in an area where my race probably was the minority
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Can we define culture again? I don't think being white is solely synonymous with American culture.
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Well, isn't it all relative and dependednt upon what you're measuring it against. If you're an Asian living in China, you aren't in the minority.
And to my earlier question, what is a cultural minority? People on this thread have used race, nationality, religion, etc. to define it, sooo.......
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Nope. I'm white and American. I have Native American and European heritage but it's so diluted I just say I'm American. Lol
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Generally, no, Im not and Im considered white even though I have some native american in my background.
However, I was a minority where I grew up. I was one of the only white kids in a heavily AA and Mexican neighborhood.
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Technically no, (Caucasian living in New England). Culturally maybe yes? I don't know any other British immigrants in the area and while there's not *huge* differences I do still feel "different" and occasionally lonely.
I'm looking forward to moving to Central Massachusetts next week because of the increased diversity! (Maine is one of the most beautiful places I've ever lived, the people are wonderful...but it's so ridiculously homogenous. It's a bit like living inside a blancmange.)
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@OldEnglandMama: hey, @mrs. bird: and I both live in central MA. Welcome to the neighborhood
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racially, no, I'm white. But culturally, ethnically, and religiously, I'm Jewish so that's a big difference from the mainstream, especially around the holidays. It isn't as big of a minority living in New York City, but growing up in the Midwest it was more so, and even more so in the South where my parents grew up and grandparents lived
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In general, yes (Vietnamese-American). But not around OC... lol, especially not around Little Saigon! In that case, my white husband would be
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@looch: i meant this for an open poll for any one who feel that they're a cultural minority, in any of the above categories you mentioned! not necessarily looking for an accurate measure!
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Yep. Korean. DH is Chinese.
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@Shutterbug: @mrs. bird: Thank you! Yey, looking forward to maybe being able to join future meet-ups
I'm sure I will be picking your brains about stuff - I don't know the area at all, and to further complicate matters DH will be staying in Maine for a good while (he's a student based at one of the hospitals up here).
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I'm not, but dh is-he's Latino.
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I voted yes. I'm a half white, half Asian American and living in Austria. I've always considered myself much more white than Asian though.
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Yes, Korean!
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Yes. Afro-Caribbean. Although here in NYC, we're everywhere.
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@OldEnglandMama: yay! My racial diverse household welcomes you back to civilization, hahaha, kidding (kind of...
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No, I'm very white.
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Me, nope. I'm a typical western-European mutt with ancestors who came across the pond anywhere from the late 1600s to the 1920s, raised in a typical east coast small town. DH doesn't look a whole lot different than me on the surface, but he isn't from the US and there are distinct cultural differences between the way I was raised and the way he was. Also, the community of people from his native country is pretty small here, so it's always something of a surprise to meet someone else from there or who has family there.
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I am biracial (African-American and White), but most people think I'm Native American or Mexican because of my skin color. I tend to stick out in my husband's hometown since there is not a lot of racial/cultural diversity at all, but we live in a larger city and it's much more diverse.
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