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Sharp debate among people with a minority background shows how difficult the national can be.
One of the things I remember best from a politically active youth in the early 1980s is a photo. An immigrant family smiles, wearing Norwegian national costumes. The picture aroused fear. Imagine that someone goes so far as to fit in, I thought. Did they feel pressured?
The picture seemed old even then. The family was probably among the first immigrants from Pakistan in the 1970s. Many wanted to become as Norwegian as possible, quickly.
