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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I appreciate how specific the racial demographics will be in the results. I’ve long said that the experience of African American students is vastly different than a Nigerian or Ethiopian student. However, MCPS assumes everyone interprets their labels the same way. I think it would be helpful for MCPS to also aggregate the data based on a family’s immigration status and experience. [/quote]

I would take issue with the word "vastly" different.

There are certainly differences and nuances in the experiences of an African-American students vs a child of African immigrants, but at the end of the day they still both fall under the umbrella of experiencing MCPS through the lens of the Black identity, so it's still important to assess and aggregate data at the broader race level of Black as well.[/quote]

Why is the “black identity” more definitive than economic status when race is subjective but income is not? [/quote]

Black immigrants that are within a generation or so could have brought in lots of wealth. Black residents that are descendents of slaves don’t have this wealth. From redlining affecting where their families can own real estate to inter generational wealth and education opportunities these residents have very different experiences than African immigrants.

Even something as simple as an McPS ES Culture Night. Is my kid supposed to bring the stars and bars to show their ancestor was raped by the slave owner they share a last name with? An African immigrant gets to share the flag of where their grandparents currently live.[/quote]

Or we could have science fair night.    Performing arts night.   Math Olympiad night.  The spelling bee.     Plays.    Musicals.   Field day.   Chorus.[/quote]

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