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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't want my 100% Asian looking kid to be the only Asian in some Arlington schools in 22207. We bought in Vienna instead, where it's 25-30% Asian.

Are you worried about them possibly being discriminated against because they don't look white? Or celebrating two cultures kind of thing? Because the genetics reality is that so many of the white-Asian mix kids either look entirely white or white with maybe a hint of Asian features. Sometimes when I meet parents at birthday parties or at school I am surprised one parent is Asian because I would not have guessed it from their kid's appearance. [/quote]

Wow. I didn't know 22207 lacked that much diversity. That was on our list when looking to move out of DC. I grew up in Fairfax County, and the 'majority' minority were Asian kids (Korean and Vietnamese mostly), now I live in MoCo and Hispanic folks are the majority minority. Sometimes I'm surprised how few Asians I see in my day to day life when I venture back to Virginia.

No one guesses my bi-racial kid is mine. I love the looks on people's faces. [/quote]

Asian American here. I’m always surprised at how many Asians there are in Virginia. We live in McLean and Tysons retail seems full of Asian shoppers. I see Asians everywhere in Arlington, Fairfax, Alexandria, Falls Church, everywhere.

I don’t see as many Asians in actual DC.[/quote]

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