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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] In the East, it is a duty of parents to bear the cost of the child's education   [/quote]
... as long as they study to be an engineer or doctor. Pity the Asian kid who wants to go into musical theater![/quote]

Not really. In SouthEast Asia, there are engineers and doctors, but also musicians, dancers, actors, painters, sculptors, writers, poets etc. In fact, it will come as news to you that all professions found in western societies are also found there and many more.

The parents pay for it because it is the duty of the parents to make sure that the child gets all the education and support needed to be able to become a productive member of the society. The child did not ask to be born. If the parents had the baby, they need to also raise the baby till he/she is capable of supporting himself/herself as well as their own spouses and children.

Only in this country, we are seeing majority of Asians becoming doctors and engineers. This is partly due to the fact that academic competition is not very tough here and Asians find it easy to get into these professions (even with the barriers of higher grades and other BS requirements that has been put to prevent Asians to succeed).

I am sure that is the reason that people think that Asians are only engineers and doctors. If you were better informed or well traveled, you would know that there is not a single country in the world where there are only doctors or engineers. 
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My parents did not insist on us becoming engineers or doctors.  But being an engineer or a doctor gives you some buffer against discrimination getting in the way of earning a living, which my parents suffered from when they came here.   You can be a doctor and have an Indian accent.   Being in a high demand job means people must employ you if you are competent.  If you have to compete with many others for fewer jobs, your race certainly is not going to help you.  [/quote]

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