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Depending on where you live in the states, you can see many different scenarios play out. California, specifically Silicon Valley, is definitely a melting pot.

Depending on where you live in the states, you can see many different scenarios play out. California, specifically Silicon Valley, is definitely a melting pot. I was born and raised in the Bay Area and have seen differing scenarios play out. During high school living in the East Bay, an african american friend (who came from money) was regularly followed and occasionally pulled over because he was in a nice car and driving through nice neighborhoods (where he lived). Working in a semiconductor startup many moons ago, a lot of the Chinese hardware engineers kept to themselves and didn't interact outside their group. Living in Santa Cruz, the "minority" population is primarily Hispanic. I can't speak to the schools, but many many keep to their groups and don't make an effort to integrate into the community as a whole. Maybe it is dual sided racism, but ethnic groups that live in large numbers and don't become part of the overall community and instead build their own island for me is just as problematic as a society that isn't open to others joining and becoming part of the whole. This is not to say that culture and history should not be preserved, practiced, etc. but moving somewhere and excluding yourself from the community as a whole is also problematic.

IndianAstronaut 11y ago
Everyone forgets the flip side of the integration problem. The majority group needs to be welcoming of minority groups or else they will seek out their own. Interracial friendships, dating, etc are still not the norm. A lot of that is due to subtle exclusion of other groups.
- jquery 11y ago
  > The majority group needs to be welcoming of minority groups Can be hard when the minority group prefers to speak in a different language. It's give-and-take. Often minority groups are just fine balkanizing instead of making the effort to integrate. And the minorities are often walking a tightrope between their parents and the majority culture which makes it hard to bridge this gap. So they find it easier just finding people in the same situation. That's why integration often takes generations, and typically takes longer the larger the minority.
- nitwit005 11y ago
  The immigrants all have their own baggage as well. It's not a unidirectional problem. We could be as welcoming as possible, and still have different groups separate themselves.
namelezz 11y ago
> California, specifically Silicon Valley, is definitely a melting pot. LOL, that's a good one. I always thought California was the engine behind this systematic racism since it's no longer politically correct to have racial bias in Federal Law to restricts citizens' behavior. The media is the only way to influence their mind.
- xvedejas 11y ago
  What makes you say this? Have you ever lived in California? I live in the San Gabriel valley, and while it's not perfect, "melting pot" is an apt description, certainly compared to places I've lived in other states.
  - namelezz 11y ago
    > What makes you say this? Hollywood greedy practices > Have you ever lived in California? Honestly, no

IndianAstronaut 11y ago

Everyone forgets the flip side of the integration problem. The majority group needs to be welcoming of minority groups or else they will seek out their own. Interracial friendships, dating, etc are still not the norm. A lot of that is due to subtle exclusion of other groups.

jquery 11y ago
> The majority group needs to be welcoming of minority groups Can be hard when the minority group prefers to speak in a different language. It's give-and-take. Often minority groups are just fine balkanizing instead of making the effort to integrate. And the minorities are often walking a tightrope between their parents and the majority culture which makes it hard to bridge this gap. So they find it easier just finding people in the same situation. That's why integration often takes generations, and typically takes longer the larger the minority.
nitwit005 11y ago
The immigrants all have their own baggage as well. It's not a unidirectional problem. We could be as welcoming as possible, and still have different groups separate themselves.

namelezz 11y ago

> California, specifically Silicon Valley, is definitely a melting pot. LOL, that's a good one. I always thought California was the engine behind this systematic racism since it's no longer politically correct to have racial bias in Federal Law to restricts citizens' behavior. The media is the only way to influence their mind.

xvedejas 11y ago
What makes you say this? Have you ever lived in California? I live in the San Gabriel valley, and while it's not perfect, "melting pot" is an apt description, certainly compared to places I've lived in other states.
- namelezz 11y ago
  > What makes you say this? Hollywood greedy practices > Have you ever lived in California? Honestly, no