Privilage

Since we are a society made up of different grounds and ethnicities, there exists certain privilages and disadvantages that each group are born with. White people as the majority may arguablely be the most advantaged, people of other races are born with advantages. An Asian can expect to be assumed to be smart and law abiding whille an African may be assumed to be gifted in athletics. Even with in racial groups, people and their privilages are split between gender and physical atributes. These identities born out of the media and social culture are not easily reversed. However, what can be helped is the social disparities that goverment can controll such as salary and anti discrimination laws. Instead of identifiying every leg up one type of person get in life, changes should be made at a bigger level. I do not agree with the author of the second paper that universal helath care should not be the goal. Whille it does not completely solve racial disparities, it is a progresive step in the right direction that helps everyone in need. The author is correct in that racial equality is important, but denoucing a progressive step that would help people based on statstical racial disparities is inappropriate.

http://www.hotflick.net/pictures/Kal_Penn_001.html

This is a picture of up and coming actor Kal Penn. When the word Asian is used, Most people think of far east asians. Kal Penn is one of the few Indian personels in Hollywood. This pictire comes from the movie Van Wilder where Penn is depicted with sterotypical Indian characteristics. He is seen in preppy attirs and seems to be shy, innocent and generally harmeless. It communicates that Asians are shy and preppy who won't stand up for themselves. They also indicates that Asians come from affluent familes that send their kids to good schools and eurge them to study hard.

question for prof Concesion

Has there been recent attempts to retool the collabaration and retry this intercultural exchange in theater?
Whould American audiences overcome the cultural diffrence and language barrier to appreciate Chinese theater or vice-versa.