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INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE
1. What are your feelings toward interracial marriages?
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answer choices |
f |
m |
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a. Interracial marriages should not be permitted.
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1 |
1 |
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b. Interracial marriages cause conflicts with religion and culture.
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4 |
0 |
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c. Interracial marriage is not an issue.
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15 |
10 |
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d. It is okay for other races to be together but Khmer people should
stick with each other.
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1 |
0 |
Most respondents expressed an openness to the idea of interracial marriage in
their answer. Fifteen female and ten male respondents did not view interracial
marriage as an issue. Four female respondents believe that it may cause
conflicts with religion and culture. Only one female and one male respondent
believe that interracial marriages should not be permitted.
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2. Would you prefer marrying someone from your own race, or is race not a
factor?
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answer choices |
f |
m |
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a. I only prefer someone who is my own race.
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3 |
1 |
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b. Race is not a factor.
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18 |
9 |
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c. I only prefer someone who is Khmer/part Khmer.
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2 |
1 |
Eighteen female and nine male respondents state that race is not a factor in
choosing a spouse. Three female respondents only prefer someone who is of Asian
ethnicity, and one female and one male respondent only prefer someone who is
Khmer/part Khmer. One woman selected both "Race is not a factor" and
"I only prefer someone who is Khmer/part Khmer." Perhaps an
appropriate forth alternative for the survey would have been "Although race
is generally not a factor, I would prefer a person of Khmer descent."
Nevertheless, given the choices available, the results demonstrate a general
lack of ethnocentricism among young Cambodian American adults in relation to
spousal selection.
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3. Would you allow your children to have interracial marriages?
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answer choices |
f |
m |
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a. Yes, I have nothing against interracial marriages.
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18 |
7 |
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b. Maybe.
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3 |
1 |
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c. No, I will only allow my children to marry someone of the Asian
race.
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0 |
2 |
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d. No, I will only allow my children to marry a Khmer person.
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0 |
1 |
Again, the answers demonstrate a general comfort among respondents toward the
concept of interracial marriage. Eighteen female and seven male respondents
unequivocally state that they have nothing against interracial marriage of their
children. Three female and one male respondent selected 'maybe'. Two male
respondents state that they will only allow their children to marry someone of
the Asian race, and one male respondent states that he will only allow his
children to marry a Khmer person.
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