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[quote=Anonymous]Asian-American here. I would not want my kids to attend a school that was 50%+ Asian.

When I was growing up, I was one of five Asians in my graduating class. I did graduate at the top of my class and went to Harvard. We lived in a tiny home in a top school district. My parents had a dry cleaners and they drove me to school in an old beat up Hyundai. No one seemed to mind when I was the one of a handful of model minorities who did well. There were plenty of non-Asians also attending top colleges along with the Asians who went on to Harvard, Yale, UPenn, MIT and Columbia. I think it bothers people when there are too many Asians doing well and they may be taking the place of their non-Asian child at acceptance into AAP/TJ or a good college.

I was recently at a play date for my 5yo with a few Asian boys. I walked away from that play date feeling bad that my son was not advanced enough. I never feel that way when we hang out with our white friends. The Asians have a different competitive feel that I personally do not like. [/quote]

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