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It's violin or private lessons for piano. Asian children learn piano too. Don't forget piano.[/quote]

well- my dd asked to play the violin or piano b/c its the only instruments she's heard of- my nephew played trumpet and switched to bass and is in band. we are Asian.  Most kids start  off on piano and violin-

I remember quite clearly being told by my 7th grade history teacher that Asian tiger economies weren't a threat and we were lucky to be in school in america ( most of the class was irish catholic- private school) b/c asian kids have no leadership skills and aren't creative.  Thats pretty devastating at that age.  And college admissions people and art directer sand film producers believe it. 
I'm so sick of hearing this BS about asians not being creative or leaders- yeah studio ghibli is white, there are no thriving film industries in Asia, no pop music,, Thakoon is just some random white guy with a funny name- he's not Thai at all, Jhumpa Lahiri is not asian obviously,Freddy Mercury was horrifically generic , Ismail Merchant was a slave to tradition as he produced lovely ground breaking films whilst being an Indian Muslim gay man married to James Ivory oh and lets not forget Kazuo Ishiguro- what a violin obsessed robot.   All these stereotypes are RACIST- Asian Americans are VERY aware of these racist tendencies and push their kids towards STEM because there is a perception that these fields are more merit based.  There are tons of Indian Americans  at DOJ and very few as partners in private law firms not b/c they can't hack it but b/c they figure law partners are more racist than the DOJ. Racism by whites is why Asian Americans make these choices. And now White ppl are freaking out because we are sick of it-  so we go to medical school and write new york times best sellers anyway (RIP Paul Kalinithi)- we want to be in front of the camera, writing the books, creating the sculptures and we can just as much as anyone else and that has whites pissed off- they don't want us to compete against them in 'their' area of expertise: The HUMANITIES b/c that would mean admitting non westerners are just as HUMAN. Has anyone noticed that Jazz which is just as technically complex and sophisticated as Mozart or Bach is not recognized as equally as prestigious- AA amazing contributions to culture are dismissed as 'popular' and not taken as seriously. So don't use that as an example.[/quote]

Wow. Ramble incoherantly much?  Stream of consciousness  writing/ranting are not your friends.

Since this comment is one long rant, I picked a random spot to start my response: most people consider American jazz to be a very well respected art form. My DC plays an instrument in his MS jazz band-- an extracurricular available at many schools in this area and devoted to promoting exposure to and enjoyment of jazz.  At DC's 1/2 Asian school, only a very small number of the jazz band students are Asian (maybe 10% or less). In  fact--since you love jazz so much, PP, you might want to check out the Westfield HS jazzfest this Friday evening. It's an event that brings together the many MS and HS jazz bands in the area.

But I have no idea what this has to do with Asian college admission.  :?: [/quote]

I got you 20:51. American culture doesn't give Asians space to be themselves and assigns them a "sidekick" role. Like with Jews in the 1920s, white people see another group encroaching on what they believe to be their's whether it's law firms or elite colleges and they subtly attack that group's capabilities.[/quote]

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