<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Missing, Ctd]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A reader writes:</p> <blockquote> <p>What unadulterated crap <a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/01/the-missing-ctd-5.html" target="_self">this</a> is.&#0160; I know plenty of Koreans (and Chinese, Vietnamese, etc.) who were born right here in the US of A.&#0160; They grew up as I did, played the same video games, ate mostly the same food, celebrated (mostly) the same holidays and attended the same schools.&#0160; Many don&#39;t know enough of their &quot;native&quot; language to order fluently in an &quot;ethnic&quot; restaurant.&#0160; The idea that one&#39;s &quot;race&quot; must be accompanied by some stereotypical cultural heritage is absurd.&#0160; And, finally, if someone isn&#39;t up to introducing a youngster to kimchee and how to use chopsticks, parenting in general is probably waaaaay beyond their abilities.</p> </blockquote> <p>Another makes the same basic point but draws from personal experience:</p>]]></html></oembed>