Post Tagged with: "Luke Visconti"

Does It Hurt or Help to Declare Race on Job Applications?

Does It Hurt or Help to Declare Race on Job Applications?

Question: When I apply for a job, should I put my ethnicity? Especially in places like California that don’t have affimative-action policies? When I write my race, is this hurting my chances to find a job? I have an engineering degree, with good grades, and 8 years’ experience, but I can’t find a job. I wonder if it is because of my race.

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Being White Doesnt Mean You’re ‘Normal’

Being White Doesnt Mean You’re ‘Normal’

Question: Why do white people considered themselves “unraced” but think everyone else is … AND … what can I do as a minority to counteract that without coming off with a “chip on my shoulder”?

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What’s Your Heritage?

What’s Your Heritage?

Question: See now, that’s the problem: I always tell people, ‘You’re not “White”! You’re: Irish, Italian, German, Polish, Scottish, Czech, Russian, etc., etc. — something! So, please don’t disrespect your ancestors and your heritage!’ So, Mr. Visconti, what are YOU? I’d love to hear wonderful and fascinating things about your heritage. Let’s all share!

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Am I Really White?

Am I Really White?

Question: Your surname seems of possible Italian descent as is mine, but I am of Southern Italian extraction. I believe that Theodore Roosevelt once issued an executive order declaring that we Southern Italians are actually black as part of a miscegenation ruling. Are we really white?

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Are School Vouchers the Solution?

Are School Vouchers the Solution?

Question: Hello, what do you think of school vouchers? And, the discrepancy between inner-city schools and suburban schools with funding?

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