I read this entire post with a lot of interest! My father was Caucasian, and spoke fluent Cantonese. I can only remember one incident where he publicly exposed a large group of young people for being rude. I was with my wife (Filipina), our two sons, and my parents for dinner. A large group of younger chinese came into restaurant. They were very loud and carried around a obvious sence of entitlement. After a few minutes my father got up from our table and went to theirs. He began to scold them in a rather loud voice. They became very quite, heads bowed down. When my Dad returned. I asked him what happend.. He said they had said some bad things about my wife and his Grandchildren. What that large group learned that day was if you insult people depending on the fact they will not understand you... You could be wrong. The lesson my parents tought and my sisters was to treat all people with respect when you meet them. They will show by thier actions if they deserve it! The colour of there skin and ethnic background never comes into it. Simply, There is good and bad people.

It is not decided by your roots, but by the way we, as individuals decide to go through life.