America’s Shift in Population

http://www.theroot.com/views/glenn-becks-worst-nightmare-america-without-minorities

I read this article that coincides with what we were talking about today in class. This writer points out that political leaders like Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann have a real fear of the 2010 Census. She is scared to know the amount of minorities that actually live in the US. I agree with the writer when he says, “But as we barrel toward the point where blacks and Latinos can no longer be dismissed as ‘minority’ populations, it’s a fantasy Americans cannot continue to indulge.” I think we are at a point in our society where we can no longer hold blacks and Hispanics so tightly to the label of “minorities” because their population is increasing so rapidly.

Working at an ethnic resturant….

Do you need to be a certain race to work at a restaurant?  For example should it be necessary for someone to be Mexican to work at a Mexican restaurant or Chinese to work at a Chinese restaurant?  Well I work at an ethnic college restaurant, which many at UF attend (BENTO RED).  While working this weekend I had a customer come in and turn to his girlfriend and say, “where are all the Asians, I thought this was a Japanese/Chinese restaurant!”  He then proceeded to point out to his girlfriend that there were white boys in the back working in the kitchen and said i was Hispanic.  I looked at him and laughed and told him that I wasn’t anywhere near Hispanic, and in fact was Asian (but why should that matter?) and that there weren’t just white boys in the back making his meal there were also two Mexicans who are our main cooks on wok.  My point is that it shouldn’t matter what race you are to work at a restaurant.  It goes back to the idea of being denied a job  because the color of your skin.  I just thought it was funny how ignorant he sounded when he made those comment.