Ah yes. We all know that Japanese Americans were universally underperforming compared to other ethnicities in terms of economic, educational, and civic success until the few tens of thousands of dollars some of them received in 1988 *completely changed the situation*.
Japanese Americans are a great example of the process that I described in my previous comment: Initial ostracism and persecution gradually went away (with the notable exception of WW2) as Japanese put their heads down, worked hard, and went from farm workers to farmers, gardeners and houseboys to doctors and lawyers. All while affirmative action was never in their favor and despite East Asians immigrants legally forbidden from obtaining citizenship after arrival.
Their story of gradual progress is one that almost every other ethnic group in the US has seen told in its own histories. Let me repeat: Why hasn't this happened to black Americans, despite their all possessing US citizenship, command of English, and an increasing panoply of legal and societal strictures designed specifically for their benefit?
Ah yes. We all know that Japanese Americans were universally underperforming compared to other ethnicities in terms of economic, educational, and civic success until the few tens of thousands of dollars some of them received in 1988 *completely changed the situation*.
Japanese Americans are a great example of the process that I described in my previous comment: Initial ostracism and persecution gradually went away (with the notable exception of WW2) as Japanese put their heads down, worked hard, and went from farm workers to farmers, gardeners and houseboys to doctors and lawyers. All while affirmative action was never in their favor and despite East Asians immigrants legally forbidden from obtaining citizenship after arrival.
Their story of gradual progress is one that almost every other ethnic group in the US has seen told in its own histories. Let me repeat: Why hasn't this happened to black Americans, despite their all possessing US citizenship, command of English, and an increasing panoply of legal and societal strictures designed specifically for their benefit?