tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post116941788656243050..comments2024-03-24T22:24:11.549-07:00Comments on Rice Daddies: Asian Americans: Do We Give Enough?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1170381804449897802007-02-01T18:03:00.000-08:002007-02-01T18:03:00.000-08:00Nice post. This is my first time visiting your si...Nice post. This is my first time visiting your site and I like it. It's cool to see people are thinking about stuff like this. I'm a Chinese American and I'm in the process of trying to make something happen with not only people giving say material things, but also their time.<BR/><BR/>I'll explain some of what I'm trying to do, but I'll try to make it brief. First of all, I really don't knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169776392995935622007-01-25T17:53:00.000-08:002007-01-25T17:53:00.000-08:00I didn't really start giving to non-church-related...I didn't really start giving to non-church-related organizations until I got married and joined my husband, who was involved with multiple AA organizations. If anyone is in the NYC area, I'd like to give a shout-out to: Asian Americans for Equality (many areas, but particularly housing) www.aafe.org, and APICHA, Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (www.apicha.org).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169693962877867522007-01-24T18:59:00.000-08:002007-01-24T18:59:00.000-08:00Yes, I fall in to that trap of mostly giving to my...Yes, I fall in to that trap of mostly giving to my alma mater, but I give $5 a year every year.<BR/><BR/>If it's too hard to restructure people's conceptions of giving, there are ways to work around that - I write my checks directly to the office on the campus that supports students of color.<BR/><BR/>I think the lack of giving to APA non-profits might just be connected to the larger invisibilityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169597579824473632007-01-23T16:12:00.000-08:002007-01-23T16:12:00.000-08:00This actually makes me think of the stereotype tha...This actually makes me think of the stereotype that Asians are bad tippers. Anyhoo, I've noticed that for the Vietnamese community, perhaps because it is still a relatively new community and still has strong ties back to Vietnam, tends to give quite a bit to charities which feed poor families and build homes and temples...in Vietnam. Ever since I had enough money to donate, my dad has been honglien123https://www.blogger.com/profile/04664865503830892153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169583196823528902007-01-23T12:13:00.000-08:002007-01-23T12:13:00.000-08:00I definitely give more to my own family in the Phi...I definitely give more to my own family in the Philippines (I've put two cousins through college and two more enrolling this year!) than to organizations in the US. Although we did donate to the Heifer Intl people visavis a xmas gift from a friend. And maybe providing healthcare to the uninsured and undocumented counts for something? I don't think we can realistically afford to give much more...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169573818573566722007-01-23T09:36:00.000-08:002007-01-23T09:36:00.000-08:00I think the earlier comments referring to the "pul...I think the earlier comments referring to the "pull yourself up by the bootstraps/I did it myself" ideology is very dangerous, particularly for groups of color. This rhetoric dominates the mainstream discourse and is often cited by those in power as reasons why those in need shouldn't receive aid. "I did it, so you can too" However, this sorely neglects the institutionalized racism and classism Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169525134766910292007-01-22T20:05:00.000-08:002007-01-22T20:05:00.000-08:00daddy in a strange land: thanks for the shout-out ...daddy in a strange land: thanks for the shout-out about the <A HREF="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=417" REL="nofollow">SoulSnax Challenge</A>. Funny thing is, baby is sitting right here in my lap smiling (she's only 15 days old) as if she knows what I'm currently up to. Ya see, family and friends keep asking us for her Babies R Us registry, but we have more baby stuff Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169508275678550022007-01-22T15:24:00.000-08:002007-01-22T15:24:00.000-08:00My experience echos Robyn's and Larry's, too. My K...My experience echos Robyn's and Larry's, too. My Korean mother doesn't believe in philanthropy and would not give one red cent to any panhandler or charity-- on priciple. Same rationale: "I made it by myself and anyone who can't is a lazy asshole."<BR/><BR/>I, on the other hand, work for a non-profit (art museum) and my job is fundraising. This past year I gave a meager amount at Xmas time, but Tarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948385380529826119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169502392196541552007-01-22T13:46:00.000-08:002007-01-22T13:46:00.000-08:00My family experience echos Robyn's. Charity was j...My family experience echos Robyn's. Charity was just never there. You helped your family, you helped your church, but you didnt write big checks to organizations.<BR/><BR/>We have some non-asian friends for whom the end of the year is the time when they 'do their giving' to their charities, just like writing xmas cards.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps there's somethign cultural about that: The American Way isthisislarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157349911656341561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169487602201641692007-01-22T09:40:00.000-08:002007-01-22T09:40:00.000-08:00Great topic, Jeff, thanks for introducing it.I'm t...Great topic, Jeff, thanks for introducing it.<BR/><BR/>I'm totally down with some kind of ongoing fundraiser for AsAm families. Did everybody see what our sistas at Kimchi Mamas did in December, donating their ad revenue and soliciting donations for the Asian Pacific Women's Center in LA?<BR/><BR/>http://kimchimamas.typepad.com/kimchi_mamas/2006/11/kimchi_mamas_sh.html<BR/><BR/>http://daddy in a strange landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838412669298860456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169485916734985142007-01-22T09:11:00.000-08:002007-01-22T09:11:00.000-08:00Super interesting. This issue was not even on my r...Super interesting. This issue was not even on my radar. (Maybe i can blame that on being a grad student.) Still, I'm kind of surprised that this was in the NY Times. It seems like a pretty small group of folks would be interested in this article. Then again, maybe I should be happy for reporting on Asian American issues.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm Japanese/Chinese and I don't donate--except old clothesRobynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131341155228629159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169479417393705882007-01-22T07:23:00.000-08:002007-01-22T07:23:00.000-08:00Here in Pittsburgh, local nonprofits hold "Chinese...Here in Pittsburgh, local nonprofits hold "Chinese auctions" to raise funds. WTF is a "Chinese auction"?!?!<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_auctionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-1169442457940299592007-01-21T21:07:00.000-08:002007-01-21T21:07:00.000-08:00Interesting question. I'm white and my husband is ...Interesting question. I'm white and my husband is Korean. We do give, but not in an organized way. His relatives are very generous with other family members in need, while my family tends to give more to church/ charities.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520269852156590259noreply@blogger.com