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Originally Posted by Taualumna
But why is this interesting though? Because she's adopted? Because there aren't too many Chinese Jews? A Russian adoptee's bat mitvah would not have been there, would it?
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See the other responses you've received, particularly the ones below.
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Originally Posted by Alphagamuga
Yes, it's interesting because for the most part Chinese people aren't Jewish. It's a story that points out the unique multifaceted or fluid nature of identity in the US. One can take for granted the experience of being a member of two groups that usually don't overlap.
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Originally Posted by Kevlar281
Well considering the demographic of the NYT’s readership, no I’m not surprised one bit that they did a story on this.
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Russian Jews are not uncommon. Chinese-Americans who were adopted when their country first allowed the adoption of a subset of its population that is generally considered unwanted (aka female) are reaching a milestone in a religion that does not see a lot of Chinese-Americans or Chinese people in general, are uncommon and thus considered more "interesting." YMMV
I found it to be an interesting article and am thrilled that formerly unwanted children are now loved, taken care of, and accepted not only into their families but into the community as a whole.
I still don't understand your point. Because I know I don't go through the paper and say... that wasn't interesting, I'm going to post a thread about that. Quite the opposite really.
Your comments suggest you don't like the fact that her (their) ethnicity and culture both by birth and adoption affected the fact that this article was written. And I don't really understand why.
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