 
01.08.2002 
hey you dis payge is about a kestion i've always asked to myself bope read for u to found out what luv y'all jol xxxxxxxxxxx p.s i'm not takin' credit for tha text below i found this on tha net What is AzN Pride really? 
Some call it a gang, some call it a clique, others say it is just a trend. Whatever it is, AP, or Asian Pride, is a concept that should not be ignored. AP exists among teenagers at many high schools in various degrees. Taken literally, Asian Pride can be explained as an attitude of dignity and respect for one's Asian ancestry. A problem occurs, however, when this attitude of self-respect is taken to the extreme and becomes one of abhorrence and intolerance of other cultures. There is nothing wrong with having pride for one's ethnicity, but it is unacceptable to shun others because of their different background. At this point, it is not called pride anymore, but hate. This attitude is also referred to as racism. This idea of AP often leads to tensions among various groups of teens. Fights and other forms of violence may result between "Asians" and non-Asians. Many of these conflicts erupt because the Asian Prider feels insulted or "disrespected" by someone of another race. Because he can not lose face, the Asian feels the need to defend himself and confrontations occur. These troublemakers, who give the concept of Asian Pride and all Asians a bad name, are despised by many Asians and non-Asians alike. The Asian Pride attitude of hostility basically reverts back to the juvenile debate over who is better. It is possible to have Asian Pride without the hate and prejudice. Anything more than pride is childish and absurd. This immature bickering stands in the path of racial tolerance and leads to an endless cycle of resentment. When teenagers have this racist disposition, they will have a hard time assimilating into a multiethnic society as adults. Pride is also a pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, a possession, or an association. For example, if a person win the Nobel Prize, he/she should greatly have pride in one self for such a great achievement. The step to feel that satisfaction is a really long road: hard training, dedication, and the achievement itself. So how can you have Asian Pride? Did you train so hard? Did you take hour to meditate, change, or enhance yourself to become an Asian? Did you work you way up to becoming an Asian? Did you do all that to become an Asian? No. You're just born like that. What do you think?
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