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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Asian Americans aren't underrepresented in the American higher education system, so trying to claim Whitman is diverse when the school is dominated by White and Asian schools is smoke and clouds. The school has significantly lower numbers of any other race as compared to several area privates that can be more intentional about ensuring both economic and racial diversity. [/quote]

This seems racist to me. Asians are a minority, and Asians are POC. Why should they not count as adding diversity?[/quote]

It isn't a matter of them not adding to diversity, and they for sure aren't synonymous with white; however, having a large population of Asian students and White students is still not a community I would give a gold star to for being diverse. I also don't think an all Black school isn't diverse. The challenge many public schools face is that housing is still very segregated. And the Whitman district, while there are some apartments and such, is still one of the wealthier districts in the nation. That is, unfortunately, not something the school itself has the power to change. A diverse school would have representation at least at or close to what you'd find of that race in the general population. With five percent of the school being Black, I'd guarantee there are White and Asian students who don't have anyone in their class who is not White or Asian. It's great that they can learn a lot from each other, but I believe they are still missing out because that environment isn't all that diverse.

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