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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Indians are outcasts at my sons school [/quote]

Why? [/quote]

Asians are typecast and stereotyped by other racial groups. You can say the same of AA and Hispanic culture but it's a bit nuanced. If you're not Asian, you probably wouldn't understand. Just as an example, AAPI month is barely mentioned much less celebrated at most schools while many (even primarily white) schools will go out of their way to promote every other ethnic group's "month." [/quote]

To further expound in this... If a school doesn't celebrate Asians as a normal course of the school year, every year (like they do with other groups, even groups such as sped and lgbtq), having events like this just become exotic spectacles that highlight how different (i.e., strange and different for the viewers) people who participate are. Asian kids don't want this warped attention. These types of events only feel welcoming when there is a large percentage of Asian students as some pp mentioned.[/quote]

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