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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is also at TJ, not that matters.  I have always wondered why Indian doesn't count as Asian by the racial bean counters.  Personally, I think the only appropriate answer to racial questions is "F you."[/quote]

Actually, people whose ancestry dates back to India are considered Asian (southeast Asian)[/quote]

India is not southeast Asia.  We know we are considered Asian. And we know our ancestry is [u]South Asian[/u].

We also don't need other races constantly trying to tell us about ourselves, our history, our culture, our religions, this has been the theme in all Western countries since colonial days.

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PP here.  I may have misstated my original point.  Too much day drinking. :roll:  Anyways, the issue is that racial classifications are also too broad to be helpful.  Does an Egyptian have much in common with someone from South Africa?  Etc.  TJ is considered non-diverse because it is majority Asian, yet those with East Asian and South Asian ancestry have different backgrounds.  Furthermore, they are lumped together for college admissions purposes.[/quote]

Hispanics have the same issue. and Middle Eastern Groups feel altogether invisible.

Then you have people who ask whey we even count people this way.

it is a contentious topic.[/quote]

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