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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up one of the few Asian kids in an all white school. Everything your daughter is saying happened to me growing up (but this was in the 80s). I hated it. But, then at some point I just didn’t care and finally realized all those people who made fun of me were losers - this wasn’t until college for me though. Might have helped if I had a concerned/supportive parent like you.

I don’t know what kind of Asian you are, but generally… Being Asian is cool. Asian people have great skin, they look young for a long time, many of us are creative with great style and have a great work ethic. Many Asian grandmas are thin and active and live a long time. Asian food is the most delicious. I would really emphasize all of the cool Asian stuff to her and build up her pride in herself. She is amazing.

Give her the strength to not care about classroom comments and keep contacting the school and the teacher until they make it a safe place for your daughter. Repeated commenting on an Asian child’s eye shape is unacceptable and should absolutely be addressed by the school. I get that they’re 5, but their teachers should be educating them. Curiously can still be harmful to other students. Also your school should be teaching don’t yuck my yum. The suggestion about sharing a delicious food with the class was a great one. [/quote]

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