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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are not going to TJ.  But I have no problems with TJ/AAP.  If these kids are smart and hardworking, please let them be.  We need smart people in this country no matter what race they are.   I believe in diversity, but it is very unfair if someone cannot go to TJ/AAP simply because of his/her race. 
No matter how many hours/how many days my kids get train in ice skating/gymnastics, they will never ever make it far because they do not have the ability.  Perhaps it is time to stop accusing Asians of prepping.   Prepping can only help so much, to stay in these programs, they also need abilities[/quote]

I refuse to accept that some kids should be relegated to overcrowded or dumpy schools while a bunch of privileged Asians, some of whom prep at test centers that obtain answers to test questions, go to a renovated school with a capped enrollment and resources that are not available to poorer kids.  It is unethical and likely illegal, and it needs to stop.  If the School Board won’t act, the state should step in, and if the state won’t act, the people should step in.  [/quote]

I am sorry, but I see so much hate in this statement  "privileged Asians"!

Every race, every culture has its strengths and weaknesses.   Asian people do not have problems when other races are successful in sports, entertainment and  politics.  So why people "hate" Asians for their academic performance?

Whether we want to admit it or not, resources will not be available to ALL poorer kids and will never be!  Do people honestly care about those "poorer kids", or they care about their "privileged kids" who cannot get into TJ?

I do have compassions for under privileged kids because I was one of them.   I am Asian and I was that poor kid when I first came here.   I wanted to join clubs and activities after school so much.  But I couldn't.  I did not know English and no one could pick me up after activities since we did not have a car.  I also had to take the bus to work on weekends when I was in HS.  I was sad, but I did not "hate" those "privileged kids" who had everything.  Being poor does not stop a person from being the best that one can be (especially in this country!)

In July 2019, the US team won the 1st place in  International Mathematical Olympiad.  The team was coach by an Asian professor.  There were 6 members on the team, 5 of them are Asians.    We (Asians) respect Americans for their creatives and their leadership skills.  It is only fair for others to recognize that Asians have their own strengths. Whether a kid is born gifted or just simply a hardworking kid (products of tiger moms), please remember this very famous quote "Genius is 1 Percent Inspiration and 99 Percent Perspiration".

https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/july/us-first-in-math-competiton.html

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There are Asians advocating for reforms to TJ and they still get harassed and dismissed by those who want to preserve the racist status quo at TJ.

https://twitter.com/SujathaHampton/status/1298019791354114048[/quote]

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