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[quote=Anonymous]You're assuming that attitudes toward diversity are the same as they were 15-20 years ago. Things have changed a lot. In most schools in this area, public and private, there are more non-white kids period.

Every elite public school has some Indian kids. They tend not to group though. They generally make friends with cross-section of kids, which is as it should be.

If you want your kids to have an easy time making friends, make sure they have good social skills rather than focusing on how many Indian kids are at school with them. Make sure you create situations where they have time to connect with other kids, i.e. plenty of play dates and participation in activities and enrichments.

Just observing how you've communicated on this thread, however, it seems that you lack good social skills and a social radar, which probably means your kids do, too.  Don't blame the schools not having enough Indian kids if your kids don't make friends. Look at their level of social skills and ease.

Yes, racism and prejudice exist, and you'll find some jerkish families in private schools. However, the majority just want their kids to be friends with nice, polite, smart kids that will be a good or at least a neutral influence on their kids. The kids want to be friends with other kids who are nice and fun to be with.

If you set it up so that your kids can only be kids with other Indian kids, don't be surprised if they have trouble making friends. A lot of kids won't choose friends on the basis of ethnicity, and you really can't force them to. [/quote]

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