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[quote=Anonymous]Southeast Asian and white kids in PG County.  We are in a very diverse area and I think that makes raising biracial kids easier.  While my kids have friends from all backgrounds, interestingly, their BFFs are biracial so kids just have a tendency to gravitate to those who are like them even if unintentionally.  Home has a heavy dose of my culture (language, food, etc.) and I am very open to explaining to curious kids why we do this or that and what that food is, etc.  That is, I don't want my kids to be embarrassed of their other half like how I've read some immigrant and first generation kids have sometimes felt like when they were growing up.

Note that while you may live in a diverse area or your kids go to a school with lots of diversity, note that there are certainly many activities still where your kid may be the "only."  That has happened to us with sports.  My kids have had no issues so far being the "only" on their teams.  They just stand out more or are remembered more by other teams.  I like to think it's because they are amazing athletes (hahaha) but it's probably because they were the "only" Asian person on the team.  [/quote]

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