No one talks to me”European Americans”.
Asia is bigger and more diverse than Europe. Lumping Japanese and Cambodians, or Koreans with Laotians together makes no sense.

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say is, for any of the “Asian” families who are full pay and care about an independent school education, the specific ethnicity of the “Asian” families at a school is an important variable. So I don’t think this thread is a very useful discussion. Frankly lumping us all into “Asian American” is gross but whatever, we seem to have lost that battle

Indeed. The cultural differences between E Asian and S Asian, to pick an arbitrary example, are huge. Even just the cultural differences between the west side of the Taiwan Strait and the east side are substantial.

+1 I’m “Asian-American,” and while it’s important to me that there are other Asian American kids at my kids’ school so they’re not the only ones, our friendships and connections are determined by other things - kindness, character, interests, personality. So we’re not looking for a certain number of other Asian Americans, or only being friendly with other Asian Americans. It’s definitely strange to say that all Asian Americans have one single perspective on the expense of an independent school. You’ll see as much diversity on that view among Asian American families as you’ll see with any other ethnicity family.

Anonymous wrote:All I have to say is, for any of the “Asian” families who are full pay and care about an independent school education, the specific ethnicity of the “Asian” families at a school is an important variable. So I don’t think this thread is a very useful discussion. Frankly lumping us all into “Asian American” is gross but whatever, we seem to have lost that battle

Indeed. The cultural differences between E Asian and S Asian, to pick an arbitrary example, are huge. Even just the cultural differences between the west side of the Taiwan Strait and the east side are substantial.

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Anonymous wrote:TJ has a ton of Asian students. 70% of this year's freshman class, in fact.

So I've heard. However, we have no desire to live in NoVa, so while TJ is an incredible school, it is not relevant to our particular needs.

Where do you work? I live in Arlington and have a shorter commute to my job in DC than my colleagues who live in northwest DC.

Anonymous wrote:BIM > Sadwell

What does BIM stand for? Basic Institution of Mediocrity?

BIM > Sadwell

Anonymous wrote:Basis McLean is a great option

Not in NW DC, but McLean does border NW.

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell much closer to 25%, and they now have an Asian American Studies program

https://shine.sidwell.edu/demonstrating-leadership/

Seventy-two generous supporters who pledged to contribute $1,214,075 have fully funded a new faculty chair in Asian American Studies. This endowed chair represents the third academic endowed chair established through the School’s “Together We Shine” campaign, which began in July 2015. More than $14,000 over the original $1.2 million goal, the additional amount and any future gifts will be used to support the chair’s associated programming.

Where is that 25% came from?

Sidwell is 18% Asian (not including multiracial students (19%).
Link: https://www.sidwell.edu/about

that is the self-reported number. real number is higher

So you know the “real number,” but Sidwell doesn’t. Mmmkay…🙄

Basis McLean is a great option

All I have to say is, for any of the “Asian” families who are full pay and care about an independent school education, the specific ethnicity of the “Asian” families at a school is an important variable. So I don’t think this thread is a very useful discussion. Frankly lumping us all into “Asian American” is gross but whatever, we seem to have lost that battle

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell much closer to 25%, and they now have an Asian American Studies program

https://shine.sidwell.edu/demonstrating-leadership/

Seventy-two generous supporters who pledged to contribute $1,214,075 have fully funded a new faculty chair in Asian American Studies. This endowed chair represents the third academic endowed chair established through the School’s “Together We Shine” campaign, which began in July 2015. More than $14,000 over the original $1.2 million goal, the additional amount and any future gifts will be used to support the chair’s associated programming.

Where is that 25% came from?

Sidwell is 18% Asian (not including multiracial students (19%).
Link: https://www.sidwell.edu/about

that is the self-reported number. real number is higher

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell much closer to 25%, and they now have an Asian American Studies program

https://shine.sidwell.edu/demonstrating-leadership/

Seventy-two generous supporters who pledged to contribute $1,214,075 have fully funded a new faculty chair in Asian American Studies. This endowed chair represents the third academic endowed chair established through the School’s “Together We Shine” campaign, which began in July 2015. More than $14,000 over the original $1.2 million goal, the additional amount and any future gifts will be used to support the chair’s associated programming.

Where is that 25% came from?

Sidwell is 18% Asian (not including multiracial students (19%).
Link: https://www.sidwell.edu/about

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell much closer to 25%, and they now have an Asian American Studies program

https://shine.sidwell.edu/demonstrating-leadership/

Seventy-two generous supporters who pledged to contribute $1,214,075 have fully funded a new faculty chair in Asian American Studies. This endowed chair represents the third academic endowed chair established through the School’s “Together We Shine” campaign, which began in July 2015. More than $14,000 over the original $1.2 million goal, the additional amount and any future gifts will be used to support the chair’s associated programming.

Where is that 25% came from?

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell much closer to 25%, and they now have an Asian American Studies program

https://shine.sidwell.edu/demonstrating-leadership/

Seventy-two generous supporters who pledged to contribute $1,214,075 have fully funded a new faculty chair in Asian American Studies. This endowed chair represents the third academic endowed chair established through the School’s “Together We Shine” campaign, which began in July 2015. More than $14,000 over the original $1.2 million goal, the additional amount and any future gifts will be used to support the chair’s associated programming.

Not a Sidwell parent, but this is great. Three chairs in cultural studies is impressive.

Sidwell much closer to 25%, and they now have an Asian American Studies program

https://shine.sidwell.edu/demonstrating-leadership/

Seventy-two generous supporters who pledged to contribute $1,214,075 have fully funded a new faculty chair in Asian American Studies. This endowed chair represents the third academic endowed chair established through the School’s “Together We Shine” campaign, which began in July 2015. More than $14,000 over the original $1.2 million goal, the additional amount and any future gifts will be used to support the chair’s associated programming.