[Rene Mesa]

You probably could discover the answer to your question yourself, by researching topics such as ethnicity in society or the history of ethnic groups in America such as Asian, black or Mexican-Americans. There are many text books on the subject especially in the field of Social Work. I know because I am a Social Worker, and it was a major part of the curriculum when I was in graduate school. Furthermore, it’s interesting that I came across your question, because this girl that I am sleeping with has the very same position as you, ‘Love it or leave it’. Man that’s one old school white boy way of thinking (just look back to the 60’s during the Vietnam war), and in fact is the very reason people have the need to identify their ethnic origin first. It’s complicated and cannot be explained very easily to someone with such extreme opinions. What I can tell you, is that the answer lays in having an understanding and a general concept of: ethnic minority and majority populations; racism, discrimination, oppression, including those groups that experienced these things and at what points in American history. On a very practical level it’s also about pride and identity. I would say that someone who had no interest in identifying themselves beyond just American or white either #1 probably has no clue as to their own personal make-up, or #2believes that the only real Americans are white people. Well that’s all I have for now . Get back to me. ~~peace~~

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Name : Rene Mesa, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Chicano, Religion : Catholic, Age : 35, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Social Worker, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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