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...policy, abolished more than 30 years ago, was an insult to Aborigines as well as to the country's Asian neighbors. The issue of race cannot be completely ignored, however desirable it would be to do so. But Asian nations from Japan to Singapore to Malaysia have their own racial preferences when offering permanent residence to foreigners...
There are Australians who feel that migration issues haven't been openly debated in recent years. But the way Australia has embraced dramatic change in its racial composition over the past three decades is remarkable and admirable. It need make no apology now to its neighbors, let alone feel ashamed that an open and democratic process sometimes lifts people such as Hanson...
Elaine White, 60, a professional mediator, remembers the precise moment 10 years ago when she realized she had a hearing problem. She and a colleague were leading a prejudice-reduction workshop in Rochester, Minn. One of the participants uttered a racial slur. "I didn't hear it," White says. "Fortunately, the other facilitator made an appropriate response. But if I had been there by myself, I would have ignored it--and the point of the workshop was to encourage people not to ignore racial slurs." Shortly thereafter, White got her first hearing...
...current statewide population over the age of 18, 86.2 percent is reported to be white, 4.9 percent is black and 3.7 percent is Asian. And 5.6 percent of the same population is considered Hispanic, a category that crosses racial boundaries...
...census results indicate a healthy mix of racial groups in Cambridge. Of the current Cantabrigian stock, 69,000 are white; 12,000 are black; 12,000 are Asian; and more than 7,000 are Hispanic...