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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much does this factor into what neighborhood you live in and what school you choose? I live in an area of NOVA that has a good number of Hispanics, Asians/East Asians and mixed kids, and my child is mixed Asian and white. I keep going back and forth on whether to find a house here or look in NW DC. I looked at Wilson High, Deal, Murch demographics and the numbers are more like 30-50%+ black and Hispanic and only 5% Asian and/or 2-5% mixed race. If you are a minority parent or parent to a mixed (especially Asian/other race mix), how did this factor into your decision making? Growing up in a white area myself, it was important for me to find an area that was racially and socioeconomically diverse, but I go back and forth on whether the specific kind of racial diversity is important. What are your thoughts? I hated being only one of 2 Asian kids in my school, so that is where I am coming from.

We are looking at purchasing a home and settling down and I would love to hear other opinions. [/quote]

If your goal is to be around other Asians and mixed kids, you are MUCH more likely to find it in NOVA.

We are a Russian/Arab family.  We picked NOVA suburbs because we wanted to be reasonably close to others in our diaspora, to language classes, cultural centers, arts, groceries etc.   It would have been impossible in NW DC.  I want my children to know who they are.[/quote]

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