tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940926629702935080.post6989978851137321169..comments2024-03-19T05:42:54.938-04:00Comments on Japanese-American in Boston: December 14Keikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493615969843452981noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940926629702935080.post-83348941715961490242014-02-13T13:32:56.498-05:002014-02-13T13:32:56.498-05:00Thanks, Carlo!
I'm not sure if you mean the ...Thanks, Carlo! <br /><br />I'm not sure if you mean the treatment of hāfus in Japan or South America. I've never encountered any hāfus from other countries so I don't know much about their issues aside from what I've learned from the few articles I've read. Some of my Hawaii cousins are hapa (what we call mixed race people in Hawaii), but it's completely accepted there.<brKeikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493615969843452981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940926629702935080.post-79404481036058167742014-02-11T00:27:11.408-05:002014-02-11T00:27:11.408-05:00Keiko, I found your insight very interesting in al...Keiko, I found your insight very interesting in all aspects touched. I'm curious about your opinion on the treatment of Hāfus of Euro mix and those of Latino (Brazilian and Peruvian) and Afro mixesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190366913730140814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940926629702935080.post-25949385895579080592013-12-14T23:03:35.619-05:002013-12-14T23:03:35.619-05:00I haven't had as many experiences dealing with...I haven't had as many experiences dealing with angry people but with the few friends I've discussed it with it seems to have stemmed in some part from self-loathing that may or may not have started with being ostracized. Ostracism seems to lead to defensiveness (and fuels insecurity) which in turn manifests as anger. I used to think that angry people were just bad people but I’ve found Keikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493615969843452981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940926629702935080.post-10985091125340397772013-12-14T23:01:39.490-05:002013-12-14T23:01:39.490-05:00"why are so many so afraid, depressed and ang..."why are so many so afraid, depressed and angry?"<br /><br />I guess that’s really the crux of the problem, isn’t it? I've often thought that although we live in a time when we're the most "connected" humanity has ever been with texting and social media at our fingertips, it seems like many of us are profoundly disconnected from real interaction with people. I don'Keikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493615969843452981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940926629702935080.post-31354395435458592832013-12-14T22:47:55.257-05:002013-12-14T22:47:55.257-05:00Hi Jenny - Thanks for your comment!
That's in...Hi Jenny - Thanks for your comment!<br /><br />That's interesting - I hadn't stopped to think about connection to the planet and others. Japanese culture has a longstanding connection and respect for nature (at least historically, perhaps not so much in high-tech Tokyo these days) and of course family ties are much more heavily emphasized, although I do think this can be a drawback at Keikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493615969843452981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940926629702935080.post-90573057263140214262013-12-14T11:15:04.850-05:002013-12-14T11:15:04.850-05:00It's not about legislation. It's about ign...It's not about legislation. It's about igniting a transformative strengthening of our humanity, that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940926629702935080.post-58851678741731656552013-12-14T11:13:08.103-05:002013-12-14T11:13:08.103-05:00Thank you for sharing these thoughts! It's in...Thank you for sharing these thoughts! It's interesting to think about violence aimed inwards (depression, suicide) or outwards (anger, shootings, bombings, etc). Either way, it's an indication of a serious sickness that we are dealing with as individuals and as societies. The weapons just keep getting more dangerous and sophisticated, whether they're pharmaceutical/chemical or of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com