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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Welcome, there are lots of East Asians here. My 12 year old hasn't experienced ANY racism, which frankly surprised me because I grew up here too, and it was super racist back then, and he's very aware of racism and microaggressions.

I'm 4th generation Asian-American, which I think is a little unusual for the East Coast. I do speak my heritage language, which has helped me stay connected to my ancestral roots.

Don't feel like you have to assimilate or hang out with only non-Asians. But also, don't feel like you have to only hang out with Asians. My child did feel that pressure to "pick a side" at school but that resolved itself. To him that was more about friendship dynamics than race.

There's less overt Asian racism is higher SES areas so be aware when you're picking schools. On the other hand, there is some tension/racism/jealousy when it comes to education and Asians here in high SES areas, but that's a parent thing, and the children don't experience it AFAIK.

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Are you sure he hasn't experienced any racism? My Wasian kids have, although Asian-on-Asian issues are probably more prevalent.

There are slurs or racist graffiti reported by the high school all the time, but I have the impression from my kid that they're not primarily regarding Asians.

This is not true in my kid's experience: "there is some tension/racism/jealousy when it comes to education and Asians here in high SES areas, but that's a parent thing, and the children don't experience it AFAIK." Parent things trickle down to students and there's plenty of this tension, although lots of the kids do support each other.[/quote]

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