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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PPs, I watch these chat boards closely, but I seldom post except in re a very few particular private-school, Alexandria City, and college matters.  I may not have much of value to add on the many other (often important) issues that people discuss in this forum.  I am posting now merely to ask that people please try to be sensitive and aware about the ethnic and racial issues that have been raised in this thread.  "South Asian" is a legitimate term, with a legitimate meaning.  It means India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, the IAS Sikkim, and the immediately adjacent and associated ethnic and culturally-associated people.  It does not mean Indonesia, or Viet-Nam.  It does not mean Southern China.  Please do think before posting comments and/or inquiries which demean one-sixth of our planet.

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I have no idea what you think is demeaning. If someone wants to know where the Indians are congregating, just ask where the Indians live. Saying "South Asian" is meaningless to a lot of people. I don't see ethnic/racial issues to that. If someone is offended b/c someone else lumped in their kind of south asian with some other kind of south asian, well, that's their problem IMO.[/quote]

I haven't seen a single demeaning post on this thread yet.  As far as South Asia being a vague term, four people have taken a stab at naming the countries in that geographic area and all of them came up with a different list od countries.  Even the poster above left out Afghanistan.[/quote]

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