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> By contrast my family came here on a plane [in] 1989. My ancestors contributed nothing to this country. So when is the cut-off date for having "built the phy
by dctoedt 4y ago
> By contrast my family came here on a plane [in] 1989. My ancestors contributed nothing to this country.
So when is the cut-off date for having "built the physical and political world of the country"? My ancestors (on different branches of the family tree) came here in the mid- to late-19th century and early 20th century — to what extent do their contributions count?
- rayiner 4y agoThe time increases as the country develops. The British obviously had the most impact. Germans had less impact but did greenfield development off a large swath of the country. At the other end of the scale, Asians will probably never have more than a superficial impact.
- selimthegrim 4y agoSome of us came a lot earlier than 1989 and had arguably more than a superficial impact. I commend to you Vivek Bald's book on Bengali Harlem.