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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most Asians work 2 or 3 jobs or run small businesses and work 80-90 hours per week so that they DO NOT have to ask for hand-outs including free lunch. Asians feel shamed to ask for hand-outs including free lunch. You would know that if you knew something about Asian culture.

Many Asian families at TJ are middle class not upper class. Middle class because they work 80-90 hours a week.[/quote]

This is some pretty uninformed mythology.

In reality, most Asian-Americans don't work 2 or 3 jobs. Labor force participation is not much different -  59.9% of Asian-Americans ages 16+ are employed, not much higher than whites (59.4%) and Hispanics (59.0%) and African-Americans (52.3%).  Among women, black women ages 16+ (54.3%) are more likely to work than Asian women (46.5%). And, Asian-Americans are not particularly more likely to own small businesses. Just 6.3% of Asian-American workers are self-employed compared to 7.4% among whites and 6.3% among Hispanics.

The key reason Asian-Americans do better economically is that immigration laws strongly favor those with education.  57.5% of employed Asian-Americans ages 25+ have a college degree compared to 36.1% among whites, 26% among blacks, and 16.9% among Hispanics. And if you take a random group of children, those whose parents are college educated are going to do better in school than those who didn't. It's not about race, it's the particular social capital your parents gave you.

And, since Asian-Americans as a group are heavily tilted toward recent immigrants (74% born abroad), many are also banned from receiving most federally-funded public benefits (Medicaid, food stamps/SNAP, TANF/welfare, SSI) for 5 years.  So it's there's no great moral superiority in not taking handouts when you're not eligible. By the way, check out any Asian senior center like the Wah Luck House in Chinatown and you'll find that nearly all the residents receive low-income assistance.

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I am thinking great majority (if not almost all) of Asian families with kids at TJ have been in the US for longer than 5 years so the 5 year argument doesn't fly.

Also, throwing some numbers will not work either since we can go back and forth all day throwing numbers, stats and figures. The bottom line is, income and wealth of Asian families at TJ are not the income and wealth level of wealthy white families at schools like Langley or some private school.

Most Asian families with kid(s) at TJ are solidly middle class with some upper-middle class and due mostly to long work hours. I met many Asian parents at TJ who did not speak English fluently.

"And, since Asian-Americans as a group are heavily tilted toward recent immigrants (74% born abroad)", you demonstrated that indeed Asian parents have cultural and language problems which hinder supporting their children with school and activities. [/quote]

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