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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids attend a school that's 50% hispanic (very few AA) and it's completely divided in racial lines. I have invited the entire class for my kid's birthday parties since K and not one Hispanic kid comes.

I don't think it's parents doing it. I have a pretty diverse group of friends. [/quote]

My kids school is similar. After years of familiarity I am used to this. Hispanic families do whole-family parties with drinking and so on and they don't want to feel judged by white people. They also don't want to drop their kid off with strangers. After building trust Hispanic moms are willing to do drop off playdates but it takes a LOT of bonding and they want to see how clean your place is. They don't respond to evites but if you send a note home with a personal touch (Larlo talks about Larlito all the time and really hopes he can come) they will show up.
You have to give off a warm vibe and the "I already have plenty of friends" vibe rampant around here is repellant to them.[/quote]

I agree.  Especially families who are new to this country.  And Latino parties go on forever.  [/quote]

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