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Originally Posted by thenderson
did anyone catch monday's episode where jon cooked a traditional korean meal? that was a really good episode, its the first one where they have talked about race; i think it was cute and interesting when they were saying that the kids argue about who's the most asian in the house. i found it interesting especially because even at four years old they already have this rudimentary sense of their racial heritage even though they dont know what it means yet.
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I don't know that I'd call it racial identity if they don't understand what race is. Seems to me, they're pointing out ancestral characteristics about themselves and assigning the title (Asian) that their parents use. Only later will they learn that these ancestral characteristics induct them into a particular race as identified by Americans.