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Usually when I’m here pounding dolphin disney hotel out my column, I try to touch on things happening in Vegas, but before I left to come here I read a front-page article in Tuesday’s issue of The Rafu that really infuriated me.
That’s because to get a marker, the person receiving it includes his checking account number and authorizes dolphin disney hotel the casino to draw the amount issued from that account. There is a time limit on when the gambler has to pay the marker.
Oh yeah, since it’s one of the topics covered by the media these days, according to reports in the local print publications, Nevada voters are split 50-50 over the race for the presidency between Obama and Romney.
She opened her story with the following paragraph: “Desert heat, casinos seemingly on every block and, best of all, a shorter school year — this is Las Vegas for a group of Chinese students visiting the United States.”
“Like most first-time visitors to Las Vegas, Ruth said she had never seen anything like The Strip, which she toured  with her classmates earlier during their stay. In China, gambling is confined mostly to Macau or at illegal underground establishments. But in Vegas, dolphin disney hotel casinos were plentiful and legal, even if the visitors were not old enough to gamble.
“During the program, the Chinese students have been immersed in American culture and learned about American history. The students have spent their time learning everything from American slang to text messaging.
“Every lesson has revolved around dolphin disney hotel gaining practical experience. That means trips to Smith’s Food and Drug stores to learn about shopping and science lessons at the Spring Preserve. There were also visits to Hoover Dam and, of course, casinos.
“The students see the programs building a bridge between China and the United States. For the Chinese students, the program means plenty of stories about their Las Vegas experience to share with their friends back in China.”
Speaking of reading the newspapers, on Saturday, dolphin disney hotel the day before I left Gardena to come to Vegas, I read a front-page story on the situation at the county jails with the headline “Sheriff Baca Accepts Blame in Jail Woes.”
Also mentioned in the article, complete with his photo, was Undersheriff Paul Tanaka, who was pointed out as being responsible for those charged dolphin disney hotel with abusing dolphin disney hotel the prisoners incarcerated in the county jails.
Horse, I know we re at opposite ends of the spectrum politically, but I really think that your views on the Muslim exhibit at Heart Mountain are egocentric, short-sighted, and disappointing. I find it hard to believe that you or the other former internees you spoke with couldn t see any connection between the Japanese American experience during WWII and the Muslim American experience today.
We shouldn t treat the incarceration dolphin disney hotel of Japanese Americans as an isolated dolphin disney hotel moment in history that is unconnected to the experiences of other people in different geographical areas, different time periods, or of other ethnic backgrounds. If we do, the incarceration story will lose immediacy and relevance over time and we will run the risk of allowing such an injustice to happen all over again to another group.
The whole point of the Muslim exhibit and, for that matter, the way the Japanese American National dolphin disney hotel Museum incorporates 9-11 and the treatment of Muslim Americans into its narrative, is so that we ll understand that racism is racism, dolphin disney hotel period, whether it s happening against Japanese dolphin disney hotel Americans, Muslim Americans, African Americans, or anyone else.
As a community that has experienced racist treatment by our own government, I think we re in a unique position to speak out against systemic racism when we see it and draw parallels between the experiences of different groups so that people will be able to feel compassion for each other. I hope you ll try to see the Heart Mountain exhibit with a bit more understanding. Leave a comment dolphin disney hotel Cancel reply Add your comment below, or trackback from your own site. You can also subscribe to these comments via RSS. Your email is never shared. Required fields are marked *
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