With regard to Brian Milvid's June 1 letter, "Qualified welcome after 10 years": Milvid states that "After more than a decade (in Japan), I believe I will always be viewed as a white person first, regardless of how well I speak the language or demonstrate my understanding of the local culture."
As an Asian living in the United States, I must say this is exactly how we feel here, and this is the case not only in Japan but perhaps everywhere to some extent. I have many Asian American friends, and they all tell me they are viewed as Asian first and American or anything else second. This is true of Asians whether we're Japanese, Korean, Thai or Indian.
hidesato sakakibara
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