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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=674525203-06042010>My daughter
(who is half Korean) attended Humboldt State for two years. (Northern
California) She hung out with quite a few Hawaiians there.
Since she had similar skin color, many thought she was Hawaiian also.
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=674525203-06042010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=674525203-06042010>One kid
asked, "Where are you from?"</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=674525203-06042010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=674525203-06042010>She replied,
"Idaho."</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=674525203-06042010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=674525203-06042010>His answer -
"Which island is that?"</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=674525203-06042010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=674525203-06042010>Wow.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=674525203-06042010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
class=674525203-06042010>Bev</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>deb<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 05, 2010 7:41 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Carl Westberg; vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Is
there an Idaho?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Our son went to college (track scholarship) in Nebraska.
When he told people he was from Idaho, they thought he had a speech impediment
and said "Iowa" or "Ohio". Then they finally got it, and began asking him
about the racist enclaves and how bad it is here for people of color....on the
other hand, he introduced them to ham and jam sandwiches and how to
really do both baked potatoes and lentils. Since all these folks were
athletes, they much appreciated cheap bulk food---tasty just made it better.
His apartment became the place for student athletes from midddle school
through college to gather for weekend meals, and they quickly learned that
Idahoans aren't the racist nut cases we look like in the evening news. Food
and teachable moments---what's better than that?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Debi Robinson-Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>(Proud mom of Tony Smith, of T. Smith
Cycles---producing made-to-order quality bikes)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=idahovandal1@live.com href="mailto:idahovandal1@live.com">Carl
Westberg</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 05, 2010 12:27
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Is there an
Idaho?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>This has nothing to do with anything, but I had to call
Social Security this morning. In dealing with the very nice, pleasant
robot lady on the phone, I was asked what state I was born in. I
replied very clearly with "Idaho". To which she pleasantly, if
robotically, said, "I believe you said Puerto Rico. Is that
correct?" I said no, and she again asked me which state I was born
in. "I-D-A-H-O", I repeated clearly. Pause. "I'm sorry, I
can't understand you. We'll just skip this part." I'm not sure
we exist. <BR><BR>
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