I suppose I could add something to this subject. I'm a 100% Japanese guy. I can't speak Japanese, I took a couple years of it in high school, but nothing stuck. My grandparents were born in Hawaii, and my parents were born in Hawaii as well. I was born here in the states. In regards to my past romantic relationships, beginning with a girlfriend in high school who was white, her parents at first did not agree with us dating because I was asian and they didn't agree with interracial relationships. After she talked a lot with them though, they finally gave it a chance and they loved me. That relationship ended. Now I'm in the process of moving on from a 3 year relationship with a different girl. We broke up very recently, but that's off topic. She is also white, her family was very open with me being a different race than them. Race was not even a little issue in regards to her family. She though expressed some frustration because when she visited my family in Hawaii this past winter she felt kind of singled out because they were impressed that she liked Japanese/Hawaiian food and was somewhat familiar with customs. I think she just would have liked not to be seen as someone different. My family approved of both of these relationships. Race has not been an issue.
I went to high school where about 70% of the students were white. 20% were asian and the other 10% were a mix of other races. I didn't hang out with the asian groups. There wasn't anything to it, it was simply because I had made friends with people who happened to not be asian. What I noticed though when hanging out with my friends is, when I'm the only asian in a group of say 10 people who are white, no one notices anything different. But when one or two of my friends who is white happens to be hanging out with me and friends of mine who are asian, they will automatically bring up the fact that they are now the minority race. It gets to be very frustrating because it makes me feel uncomfortable because I feel it shouldn't even be an issue. But it happens every time.
Well there ya go, there's my two cents on interracial relationships. If you have any questions about anything, don't be afraid to ask!
I went to high school where about 70% of the students were white. 20% were asian and the other 10% were a mix of other races. I didn't hang out with the asian groups. There wasn't anything to it, it was simply because I had made friends with people who happened to not be asian. What I noticed though when hanging out with my friends is, when I'm the only asian in a group of say 10 people who are white, no one notices anything different. But when one or two of my friends who is white happens to be hanging out with me and friends of mine who are asian, they will automatically bring up the fact that they are now the minority race. It gets to be very frustrating because it makes me feel uncomfortable because I feel it shouldn't even be an issue. But it happens every time.
Well there ya go, there's my two cents on interracial relationships. If you have any questions about anything, don't be afraid to ask!
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Amen!!
