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They don't perceive their behavior to be racist, and they don't perceive the race of my kids. Because they are my kids my family see them as white and not like "those Asians" even though my kids look Asian to everyone else. It is quite funny sometimes. We were discussing racism with my brother...

yes, to what Fifth said! This is what I mean about it being there under the surface. Some of things that I have had said to me by people who haven't seen my hubby or kids absolutely horrify me. Because I am white they assume I am "in their group". Actually some of the things said to me by...

Lizzie, 25 years ago I would have agreed with you, but that was before I got married and my name changed to an Asian one. Sadly, I find Australia horribly racist, not so much in an overt in-your-face way but it runs like a dirty undercurrent through most parts of society. Just lurking below the...

UGH! I feel for you having gone through this with all 3 of my kids. I think Australia is not as racist as other countries think we are but way more racist than most "white" Aussies think we are. All you can do is give them a good sense of their own self worth and cross your fingers that times...