This works quicker when your ethnic group looks close enough to the majority of the resident population. It's why Irish and Polack immigrants in the early 1900's were eventually able to assimilate. However, when you look drastically different, the effects of xenophobia towards you are more long lasting.

An example of this is how you tend to see "Asian" kids winning the national spelling bee competitions, and people openly question why you never see an American kid win it. The kids are often first generation Americans that were born here, yet their minority status leads people to believe that they are foreigners. If it were won by a kid born in Russia and raised in the US, you likely would never have someone make that assumption.

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Posted by lsu13lsu

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Posted on 4/5/16 at 10:27 am to Bmath

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An example of this is how you tend to see "Asian" kids winning the national spelling bee competitions, and people openly question why you never see an American kid win it. The kids are often first generation Americans that were born here, yet their minority status leads people to believe that they are foreigners. If it were won by a kid born in Russia and raised in the US, you likely would never have someone make that assumption.

Most people I know think Asian-Americans are amazing additions to this country. They go to great lengths to get here and stay permanently. They cannot just run across the border and squat. They are proud to be here and are generally hard workers and take care of their families. I see hardly no xenophobia towards Asian-Americans and if you ask them they feel none. My opinion.

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