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Discrimination Against Foreigners in Shanghai? for those who thinks there is no racism or any kind of discrimination. want u to read this.it is very interesting. African-Americans This message goes out to African-Americans, Canadian-Americans and any person with African Ancestry. For the past six weeks, I've dilgently tried to get an English teaching job in Korea or China. I've had no luck because many of the schools in China and Korea do not hire qualified African-American teachers. Several agencies in Canada that recruit teachers for the schools in Korea and China told me (after reviewing my photo) that they find it difficult to find African-Americans and African-Canadians teaching positions because their clients refuse to hire them. That is why the websites that have online applications ask for a photo of you before they hire you because they want to make sure you are not black, or dark skinned. I know this for a fact because I put my theory to the test. When I applied for a teaching position as an African-American and checked my race as black, I was never contacted regarding a teaching position. When I went to the same website (HBS Consulting) and applied as an White person I was contacted regarding a teaching position in Korea. I was contacted exactly 5 minutes after I applied as a African-American applicant. Keep in mind that I did this with a few of my white college friends so we were able to use different email address. To prove my theory further, I applied on the HBS Consulting website as a white person a second time and again I was contacted regarding a teaching position in Korea. When I applied the second time as an black person, I was not contacted regarding a teaching position. For the record, I and my white friends from college do have the minimum requirements to teach. Bachelor's Degree Professional Working Experience Passport MY ADVICE TO ALL BLACK APPLICANTS AND ANY PERSON OF COLOR, ARABS, EAST INDIANS, NATIVE AMERICANS WHOEVER, KOREANS AND CHINESE DO NOT HIRE QUALIFED PEOPLE OF COLOR. IT WAS A PROFOUND EXPERIENCE. AN EXPERIENCE THAT MADE ME THINK ABOUT WHAT OUR ANCESSTORS WENT THROUGH BAKE IN THE DAYS OF SLAVERY AND JIM CROW LAWS OF THE SOUTH AND COVERT RACISM IN THE NORTH, BEFORE THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. TO ACTUALLY BE TURNED DOWN BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN IS A VERY HUMILIATING EXPERIENCE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND MY LOCAL U.S. CONGRESSMAN AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WILL BE DONE. IN THE MEANTIME MY PEOPLE OF COLOR, KEEP FIGHTING AND STAY STRONG!!!! Ken_Rus@msn.com Posted: October 2, 2003 * This comment was edited by Jian Shuo Wang on Nov 26, 2004 |