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[quote=Anonymous][quote=catacttag]Asking as an immigrant Asian parent- what should we do so our children feel at home here? I have two kids under age 7 and they attend public schools. Sometimes, we initiate play dates with non-Asian kids and we are part of the community swim team. I ask this because as parents we naturally gravitate towards other Asians as we have a lot more in common and the conversations are more spontaneous. Children don't seem to have an issue mingling well with everyone. But we don't want our self-segregating behavior to rub off on them. Please let me know how you helped your kids or if you are first-gen yourself, please share what you did to blend well. [/quote]

My parents, first of all, didn't refer to us as different. So maybe stop thinking of them as "asian" or calling them that.

Second of all "cultural immersion". We started growing up speaking parent's native tongue, but quickly had that nipped in the bud and told to only speak English so we wouldn't have an obvious accent.

It worked, many people are always surprised when they find out I am a child of immigrants.

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