@HHWinston This has always been the case in the United States, where "non-white" groups have always been sorted into a hierarchy of which group is better than which. Generally, Asians are considered almost as good as white people, while blacks are "closer to the apes" than anyone else (and yes, I've heard people express it that way!), with Hispanics and American Indians somewhere in between. In former times, Irish, Italians, Jews, and other immigrants not from Northern Europe counted as non-white and were sorted with the rest, but this is not so true today. Lately, immigrants from "Muslim-majority nations" (and citizens who look like they are) are getting this kind of treatment.
Asians sometimes get a pass for being the "model minority", meaning, hard working and generally well-educated, and not lazy, ignorant, and violent like the others. Still, as it was expressed in a TV comedy, "Now your Chinese are like your Jews, only with no sense of humor." American Indians are often romanticized for their "traditional wisdom", and Chinese (and more recently, Tibetans) are often lauded in the same way; but both groups are still considered outsiders. You might get your recipes from the Chinese, or learn how to be one with Nature from Native American teachers, but you wouldn't invite either one of them over for dinner.
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@HHWinston This has always been the case in the United States, where "non-white" groups have always been sorted into a hierarchy of which group is better than which. Generally, Asians are considered almost as good as white people, while blacks are "closer to the apes" than anyone else (and yes, I've heard people express it that way!), with Hispanics and American Indians somewhere in between. In former times, Irish, Italians, Jews, and other immigrants not from Northern Europe counted as non-white and were sorted with the rest, but this is not so true today. Lately, immigrants from "Muslim-majority nations" (and citizens who look like they are) are getting this kind of treatment.
Asians sometimes get a pass for being the "model minority", meaning, hard working and generally well-educated, and not lazy, ignorant, and violent like the others.
Yes, prejudice is a funny thing!