Submitted by Eugene, Aug 4, 2008 11:24

Interesting article. One should note that many Taiwanese have families that are actually from Fujian province from generations that had moved to Taiwan after the war and eventually settled in America. That makes the divide a little more interesting. Also making it complicated is that many of the Chinatown old timers flying the Taiwanese flags were actually Hong Kong Cantonese whose solidarity with the Taiwanese was rooted in their anti-Communist sentiments. What I find disheartening is Jimmy Cheng's comment about how they were able to do for the Fujianese immigrants "in 10 years what CCBA did in 120.... They don't do nothing for us." How can Mr. Cheng completely ignore the fact that his people emigrated during different times, and that we've only recently made huge strides in civil rights as a nation? The recent Fujianese immigrants are reaping the benefits of what took 120 years of work against systematic discrimination — work that was done not just by the Chinese in America, but by other minorities including Blacks and Hispanics. Let's give credit where it's due Mr. Cheng!

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