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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm moving to the DC area this year and in the market for a house in the Rockville/Potomac area. I'm curious about Lakewood and Stone Mill. The % of Asians at both is around 50% which is quite high, and I've heard there's a large Chinese community. Does anyone know whether it's mostly first generation immigrants? Asking as a 2nd generation Chinese American who mostly speaks English at home, and doesn't intend to foster the same type of academic intensity as 1st generation immigrants may be inclined to do (like my parents did with me).

Is there a reason to be dissuaded from moving into the school zone based on the demographics? I don't want to throw my kids into an overly competitive environment in elementary school. What are people's experiences who have kids who went here?

I hope this doesn't come across as racist or insensitive in any way...I'm genuinely wondering about how it might impact the school and my kid's experience. I have plenty of Asian friends, both first generation and not, but 50% just seems like a lot. [/quote]

My opinion, don’t do it. The communities at these schools are a majority of first generation immigrants and at school events all parents talk to each other in Chinese. If you don’t speak Chinese fluently you will be left out. 
I am a second generation south Asian parent and it’s difficult for me to talk with the Chinese parents bc they form there own “clique” at school events and chat groups and talk to each other in Chinese. For example, I was at one elementary school event and talking with a Asian parent who I though was friendly, her Asian friend came and they were totally ignoring me and rudely talk in Chinese in the middle of our conversation. It was very demeaning and quite shocking.
All The kids are all friendly with each other at school but I have noticed the Chinese community doesn’t really hang out or do play dates after school with other kids bc they are over schedules withMusic lessons or after school,academic classes. The kids also “miss” out on a lot of bday parties invites  if the bday kid is not chinese , anyways these are my observation for the past 5 years. Please research further OP and make your own decisions.[/quote]

Got it, ok. So out of the 50%, a large proportion of that is first generation Chinese? I wouldn’t be as concerned if there were many other Asian groups represented or many non-first gen, but I totally see what you mean. I can understand conversational Chinese and speak some, but I’ve definitely been excluded in the past given my lack of fluency. [/quote]

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