No more white majority in CA as of today (squatters, school)

[silverkris]

Originally Posted by BayAreaHillbilly

That is true. Also, Asians with lower to mid economic levels are increasingly skipping CA and heading to the Lone Star State. CA is getting less and less middle class.

There has long been a sizeable Vietnamese community in/around Houston and on the Gulf Coast (the climate is considered to be similar to that of Vietnam's), so I'm not really surprised.

[redfish1]

Originally Posted by sjnative

Many claim there will be an end to racism and (racial) oppression in CA as power slips from the allegedly racist, oppressive whites to the allegedly race-blind Latinos.

I foresee one allegedly racist and oppressive group merely being replaced by another.

Power corrupts, does it not?

white guy here

Latinos as a hole are far less racist than whites, blacks and Asians from my personal experiences. Most interracial relationships in this country are between whites and browns. When I was stationed in South Texas, I stopped noticing interracial couples between whites and browns after a while. I honestly don't consider most Latinos as being a different race than myself. They're no different than Italians or Greeks to me. Different language, a nice tan and different food, but that's about it.

[FabianS]

Originally Posted by redfish1

white guy here

Latinos as a hole are far less racist than whites, blacks and Asians from my personal experiences. Most interracial relationships in this country are between whites and browns. When I was stationed in South Texas, I stopped noticing interracial couples between whites and browns after a while. I honestly don't consider most Latinos as being a different race than myself. They're no different than Italians or Greeks to me. Different language, a nice tan and different food, but that's about it.

...Says the guy from NC who probably doesn't understand Spanish... Homie needs to visit California before California comes to NC.

Trust me there are subtle but definite social consequences for Gringos who become minorities in their own communities.

[redfish1]

Originally Posted by FabianS

...Says the guy from NC who probably doesn't understand Spanish... Homie needs to visit California before California comes to NC.

Trust me there are subtle but definite social consequences for Gringos who become minorities in their own communities.

I'm from CA And I speak pretty good Spanish too. Maybe if you where intelligent enough to learn a second language you wouldn't be so bitter about CA being taken back by it's owners.

[shiphead]

Originally Posted by FabianS

...Says the guy from NC who probably doesn't understand Spanish... Homie needs to visit California before California comes to NC.

Trust me there are subtle but definite social consequences for Gringos who become minorities in their own communities.

Originally Posted by redfish1

I'm from CA And I speak pretty good Spanish too. Maybe if you where intelligent enough to learn a second language you wouldn't be so bitter about CA being taken back by it's owners.

lawls. I better hide my grandmother or she will tell my secret...

Spoiler

My grandmother is from Peru!!!

[nullgeo]

I will offer this thread of dubious intent a meaningful morsel of history:

Mary Ellen Pleasant would no doubt be intrigued with your various concerns re: the racial mix of contemporary California. For those of you Californians so deprived of knowledge of the state's civil rights history, you may educate yourselves here:
Pleasant's Story

[BayAreaHillbilly]

Originally Posted by HereOnMars

Huh? What is "more American?"

Hundreds of generations living in the Americas vs only a couple to a dozen.

[BayAreaHillbilly]

Originally Posted by majoun

Kotkin dreads what some on these boards probably celebrate, that illegal immigrants don't want to move to L.A. anymore. As they're motivated by the same things that motivate other people, and are not some other species like some know-nothings think, this should come as no surprise.

Houston's also attracted many African-Americans from California, ironic considering how many blacks fled Jim Crow in Texas for California during the Great Migrations.

Interestingly, in the early 21st century, the Okies and the Blacks seem to have quite a bit in common. Both are part of the reverse migration to the Southern Plains.

[mrsltd]

Originally Posted by nullgeo

"Between the ears"?
For me, it's what's in the heart ...

True, and all connected.

[zombocom]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

I don't know where that myth comes from. I've seen my fair share of traditional Mexican households in turmoil because one of the offspring hooked up with a black-skinned person.

It's an interesting topic - latino and hispanic are not races.

Many latinos identify as white.