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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LOL! The reality is that the largest group that will be shat upon by MCPS in the magnet selection will be Asian-Americans.  They have the most to lose because college and jobs are stacked against their children. Magnet or enriched education is a necessity for them for college admissions, not just a "good to have". If the magnet education is not available to their children, they will do their best to enrich by themselves because they are not lacking in education themselves. They are also likely to spend on education by cutting corners on every other aspect of their life because it is a swim or sink scenario for them. They are also likely to have least amount of faith on MCPS or any talk of "equity" because they know that they are targeted.  So, it is hard to get them to "speak up" against the administration as they don't want any retaliatory action against their kids. They have learned to bite their tongue and just work harder. Anyways, it is nice of OP to think of the whole community and I wish her best of luck.

Also, "brain drain" is a lot better than "brain in the drain".

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I'm Asian, and this is all true. It's weird that after spending my childhood in a European country, and never ever feeling targeted in any way, I come here to what I supposed was an even more enlightened country, and feel that our last names and looks shunt my children from the yes pile to the maybe pile. My husband was assaulted by a screaming woman in our neighborhood, who threw her dog poo bag at him and called him names. In Bethesda.

So weird.[/quote]

I can't tell what you mean by "yes pile" or "maybe pile." Are you talking about magnet admissions? Or college admissions? Because the thing working against you in magnet admissions isn't your race, it's your zip code. It's harder to get in from the highest income parts of the county.

I'm sorry you faced anti-Asian violence in your Bethesda community. That's truly awful. I hope your husband and kids are able to feel safe. [/quote]

Oh, that’s not true at all.

It has been well-documented that Asians are discriminated against in college admissions.  And in the workplace.  Try getting out of your bubble.[/quote]

Yes, you are right. But not magnet admissions- those are race blind at the moment.   [/quote]

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