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[quote=Anonymous][/quote]  So please move to the 'burbs and/or get "your kid to heritage Chinese lessons" and immersion school there. Your attitude is precisely why we would never dream of send our non ethnic Chinese kid to a heritage Chinese school even though we want them to learn Chinese.  Snotty, exclusive and non-diverse racially with an attitude about being ABCs - not exactly welcoming to others.

Yu Ying is VERY diverse and accepting of differences: the only commonality being the kids are there to learn Mandarin.  You and your family won't fit in.[/quote]

New poster here, also ethnic Chinese.  The thing of it is, Chinese culture isn't diverse or very accepting of differences, helping explain why few of us ABCs are dying to live in China, whatever fabulous career opportunities we might have there.  If this bothers you, it might be worth asking why you're exposing your kid not only to Mandarin, but to a culture that isn't known for openess.  Case in point: when I brought home a black boyfriend in college, my entire extended family hit the roof; the members would hardly speak to me for months.  And when I hinted to my mom that my partner and I might adopt from Ethiopia, similar reaction.  My read on the other ethnic Chinese posters is they're saying that it's a culture you might want to take warts and all, or not take.   If your kids continue learning Mandarin, in China, down the road won't they be in for a shock at how unwelcoming to others Chinese culture can feel, particularly if the others are black?  At least the Spanish immersion programs aren't teaching Spanish mainly to white and black kids, they've truly got a mix.

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