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Hoser
Joined: 19 Mar 2005
Posts: 694
Location: Toronto, Canada
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 Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:33 am Post subject: Nationality |
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| A useless poll that The Rolling Stone hasn't thought of yet! That's a shocker! I was just glancing at the Thanksgiving thread and found myself curious about the current make up of this board. |
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Sweetsee
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
Posts: 2302
Location: ) is everything
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:01 am Post subject: |
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Made in France. Raised in Santa Barbara, CA.
Enjoy,
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TK4Lakers
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
Posts: 159
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Born in Southern California to Japanese parents. Which makes me 2nd generation, Japanese-American. |
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JimDunlop2
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Posts: 2286
Location: Japan
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maya.the.bee
Joined: 23 Sep 2005
Posts: 118
Location: Stgo
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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| from the US, born in tokyo. can i claim to be international? |
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Quibby84
Joined: 10 Aug 2006
Posts: 643
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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markle
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Posts: 1316
Location: Out of Japan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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other ....
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wolfman
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
Posts: 189
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| American and proud(of the good stuff, but not of Nascar, Obesity, MTV, the president, etc etc.)! |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Posts: 5309
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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| 100% pure unadulterated Canadian (with German ancestry) |
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TK4Lakers
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
Posts: 159
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That's a really good point Jim, and I was waiting for someone to bring it up to me.
I'm a bit confused on this one. Based on the dictionary definition you provided, you're right, I am technically a "first generation."
However, all my life, I have been told by my parents, relatives, and friends that I am a "2nd generation."
Also, every year in Los Angeles, the city holds its annual "Nissei week" festival. I am almost positive all the girls who compete in it are from immigrant parents.
I'm not sure what's really correct or not, but I've been told and have been telling others I am a 2nd generation (Nissei) all my life. |
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Speed
Joined: 04 Jul 2003
Posts: 152
Location: Shikoku Land
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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| TK4Lakers wrote: |
That's a really good point Jim, and I was waiting for someone to bring it up to me.
I'm a bit confused on this one. Based on the dictionary definition you provided, you're right, I am technically a "first generation."
However, all my life, I have been told by my parents, relatives, and friends that I am a "2nd generation."
Also, every year in Los Angeles, the city holds its annual "Nissei week" festival. I am almost positive all the girls who compete in it are from immigrant parents.
I'm not sure what's really correct or not, but I've been told and have been telling others I am a 2nd generation (Nissei) all my life. |
Yeah, the way TK4Lakers counts it is the way it`s done in California.
Everyone I know who was born to parents who immigrated to the States, refers to themselves as 2nd generation Japanese, Korean, Ethiopian, Upper Voltan, etc.
We always refer to the immigrants themselves as 1st generation. Nissei Week was originally held, in the early 20th century, for the children of the Japanese immigrants to help them maintain their Japanese roots and to keep ties between Japanese-Americans strong in LA. |
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moot point
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Posts: 441
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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| German-French-Scottish-English-First Nations-Canadian? Or something to that degree. |
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JimDunlop2
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Posts: 2286
Location: Japan
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| Yeah, that's interesting. I never knew that in some places they count it differently. Based on the definition I found, I'm assuming that immigrant parents (unless you're from California) would be the 0-generation. |
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nawlinsgurl
Joined: 01 May 2004
Posts: 363
Location: Kanagawa and feeling Ok....
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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"Southern born, Southern bred, and when I die-Southern dead!"
Heehee!
I actually copied that from someone..but I can't claim it. Just American--but you won't catch me in white after Labor Day!!  |
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Eva Pilot
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 351
Location: Far West of the Far East
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:44 am Post subject: |
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| I'm Australian with far distant European heritage (as many of us Australians are). |
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