Asians, they are really not all that bad.

[Christina]

I'm 1/2 Asian, but, if you encounter a full Asian, they are "a pillar of strength," and no one denies their heritage.

[wanton87]

For certain. Strong family ties, and hard and successful business people. Many save, and come to the US to initially form coops. So say, 3 or 4 families come here, and purchase a store, or other business together. The individual families continue to save, and strike out on their own, to purchase further business interests.

I remember when I was a kid, there was a Chinese fellow that owned the store right on the corner of our block, practically next door to us. Daniel Wong. Heck of a nice guy. He also owned the home right behind us. I later found out that he owned the apartment complex across the street. And these are the only business interests that I was aware of. He might have owned even more!

Funny, but for years, even after we moved away, and later he did too, we still received a Christmas card from him every year, for many years.

[Christina]

Mar 27, 2021 12:47:26 GMT wanton87 said:

For certain. Strong family ties, and hard and successful business people. Many save, and come to the US to initially form coops. So say, 3 or 4 families come here, and purchase a store, or other business together. The individual families continue to save, and strike out on their own, to purchase further business interests.

I remember when I was a kid, there was a Chinese fellow that owned the store right on the corner of our block, practically next door to us. Daniel Wong. Heck of a nice guy. He also owned the home right behind us. I later found out that he owned the apartment complex across the street. And these are the only business interests that I was aware of. He might have owned even more!

Funny, but for years, even after we moved away, and later he did too, we still received a Christmas card from him every year, for many years.

Yea, I see businesses where Asians are involved more. You're making me hungry, BTW, and I don't know what to order from the grocery store for the rest of March.  "Not to mention," Asian restaurants you see a few Asian guys having their own fun talking in Chinese.

That sounds like a cool guy and nice. Yea, they've gotten friendly with me. One of them died, though. I remember feeling sad I didn't feel good enough to work and teach his kids piano, and I didn't feel up to joining on a family vacation, still a hectic, confusing life.