tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284268386406886685.post97514458587596016..comments2023-04-27T07:01:23.887-04:00Comments on The Biological Imperative: American IdentityMonkey Srihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02596565488414060666noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284268386406886685.post-73906707264556805662008-03-28T13:13:00.000-04:002008-03-28T13:13:00.000-04:00I noticed the same sort of racial cliques forming ...I noticed the same sort of racial cliques forming in the local med school (my graduate program, on the other hand, was too small for that sort of thing ... I would have been a clique of one). It's funny, we like to pretend we live in this race-blind society, but all we're really blind to is reality. Thanks for the great comment, Monica!Monkey Srihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596565488414060666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284268386406886685.post-45363864960200443052008-03-28T10:16:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:16:00.000-04:00it's always refreshing (mentally) for me to read y...it's always refreshing (mentally) for me to read your blog and be reminded that there are much bigger issues int the world than whether i pass my next practical.<BR/><BR/>i agree with your comments 100% in terms of both the ethnocentricism so commonly seen here and the whole desire to say "yes! i am American!" without feeling like an ignorant SOB. so much of that stems from our individual experiences with other groups, and it's a constant struggle in my house for me to help my parents realize that, just as they hate to be stereotyped, they really love to stereotype others.<BR/><BR/>i think i also see a lot of the whole "badge-wearing" mentality, especially at my school. most of the people here are from central or northern PA, so the handful of people from ethnic groups feel the need to cluster, now to the point that there is a running joke of "team africa" and "team asia" (no, i don't count as asian, apparently). they don't even want to really interact with the others except to have their one "token white boy." talk about role reversal--it's really strange to watch!<BR/><BR/>it makes me wonder how we will handle our patients if this is the approach we have while we are in training.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718874869238062384noreply@blogger.com