Does Race Matter In America

I think race matter in America and that we are far from post-racial society. Think of different scenario happening around the country where people from different race are discriminated because of their race. Without going far, why would we have to fill out our race on job application here at ASU on student employment website? If we are in post racial society that wouldn’t be the case because my race has nothing to do with my qualification to the job I am looking for. I do agree that race is social construct and doesn’t have genetic basis, but in America race has become a major difference between people. In my country there are different race (white, Asians …..), but I never considered myself as different or one race to be a problem till I came