In this article "Barack Obama as the post-racial candidate fora post-racial America: perspectives from Asian America and Hawai‘i," by Jonathan Y. Okamura, he talks about Obama's presidential campaign and election victory and how it pertains to post-racialism. Post-racialism has two different meanings–– color blindness and multiculturalism. Two thousand and nine marks the first black president of American history, this was believed to be the initial step to a "post-racial" time period. However, to say that racial discrimination does not go on in our society is improbable. Racism still goes in our country but more people who witness racial prejudice among others they are more likely to standup. Furthermore, Obama was also proclaimed as the "first Asian-American president" in the United States, primarily because of his background. He was born and raised in Hawaii, by him both embracing and engaging the Hawaiian culture, he was identified as Asian-American among his community. This also contributed to his candidacy, because of the support of the Asian and Hawaiian community. In conclusion, America is far from being a "post-racial" country, many individuals to this day still face oppression, especially from the whites. As the great Annalise Keating once said: "Racism is built into the DNA of America."
Question: If a person identified themselves as a certain nationality but their physical appearance or "blood" is different from that of the community, would you accept them?
Reference
- Jonathan Y. Okamura (2011) Barack Obama as the post-racial candidate for a post-racial America: perspectives from Asian America and Hawaii, Patterns of Prejudice,45:1-2, 133-153, DOI: 10.1080/0031322X.2011.563159
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