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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved from North Arlington to Fairfax County (to a lower rated school) because I did not want my mixed (south asian/white) children being the only non-white kids in their classes (and yes, North Arlington is VERY white).  Been there, done that and I hated being one of three non-white kids in my class.  I wanted my children to be part of an inclusive, diverse school.  Our Fairfax County school is maybe 30% Asian/South Asian, 30% Hispanic, 30% White and 10% African-American/African/Mixed/Other.  My kids have friends of all races/colors/religions, they have several other mixed-race friends, and they are very happy.  [/quote]

I’m mixed race and so is my husband, and North Arlington is not SO white that my kids have ever been “onlies.”  It’s frustrating to me that people complain about the lack of diversity, but then people of color don’t ever move here. I mean, how will it ever change if people make the same decision you made? I understand your choice and don’t judge you for it, but I think we could easily tip this area to be more diverse if a few more folks moved in. It wouldn’t take much, and a lot of young families with one Asian parent have moved into my neighborhood lately, so I’m hopeful for change. [/quote]

Good for you, but that was not my experience, maybe you live in a different neighborhood, but I was very frequently the only non-white person in a restaurant/store/playspace.  I can't speak to school, when we lived in Arlington my kids were in a small in-home daycare, I can only speak to our neighborhood and the places we spent time in and I wasn't OK with it.  I'm glad you want to be a trailblazer, and I'm happy to hear that your neighborhood is becoming more diverse, but that's just not the situation I wanted to put my kids in.  As I said, been there, done that and I did not enjoy it.  I love where we live now, and for the diversity plus many other reasons I prefer to live where we live now.  Not going to lie, my neighbors here are SO MUCH more friendly than our snobby Arlington neighbors too (but again, that was my experience in the neighborhood we lived in and I was NOT ok with it).[/quote]

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