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Anonymous wrote:Only in liberal Maryland can you justify doing something that affects 95%+ negatively because that 5% or less decides they deserve it. I would never move to a country and ask their schools to change their calendar so my kids could have off on a holiday the main country does not celebrate or recognize. America is getting so over the top for political correctness. How about being grateful for being here and your children are getting a free education. Be happy there is excused holidays for all minority holidays.

LOL, free education? are you sure? The Indians probably pay more property taxes than you do. It's hard to say who should be more grateful.

Please cite the source that Indians pay more in US taxes than Americans. I am grateful for a country full of immigrants but when you move to a country there is this world called assimilation. You are no longer in India and part of that is that your national and religious holidays, no matter how important there, are not important enough here for businesses and schools to close down. This country allows religious freedom but to say that every immigrant deserves their own national and religious holidays off in our schools is absurd. My grandparents are from Italy and when they came here, they never asked for their kids to be off from school for Epiphany and it is one of our biggest holidays.

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I never said that, nor do I even think any of those holidays should be off.

There is a request in to the school board for Chinese New Year to be a school holiday as well. How is that any different than asking another country to have Thanksgiving off as a school holiday?

It might help if you thought of "Chinese New Year" as "a holiday celebrated by people who are Americans of Chinese ancestry".

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Anonymous wrote:Only in liberal Maryland can you justify doing something that affects 95%+ negatively because that 5% or less decides they deserve it. I would never move to a country and ask their schools to change their calendar so my kids could have off on a holiday the main country does not celebrate or recognize. America is getting so over the top for political correctness. How about being grateful for being here and your children are getting a free education. Be happy there is excused holidays for all minority holidays.

THIS!!!!!

+ 1000000000000000...

Would India change their school calendar to accommodate Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving? Nope, don't think so. Why should we bend over backwards for Diwali?

Do we bend over backwards for Christmas, Easter, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur? And if so, why should we?

(Also, India = a country; MCPS = a public school district.)

Do the school districts in India give off for American Thanksgiving?

Your idea here seems to be that Christmas, Easter, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur are holidays celebrated by Americans, whereas Diwali is not.

It's 2016, and you live in Montgomery County, Maryland. Please consider updating your definition of "American".

I never said that, nor do I even think any of those holidays should be off.

There is a request in to the school board for Chinese New Year to be a school holiday as well. How is that any different than asking another country to have Thanksgiving off as a school holiday?

Anonymous wrote:Only in liberal Maryland can you justify doing something that affects 95%+ negatively because that 5% or less decides they deserve it. I would never move to a country and ask their schools to change their calendar so my kids could have off on a holiday the main country does not celebrate or recognize. America is getting so over the top for political correctness. How about being grateful for being here and your children are getting a free education. Be happy there is excused holidays for all minority holidays.

LOL, free education? are you sure? The Indians probably pay more property taxes than you do. It's hard to say who should be more grateful.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only in liberal Maryland can you justify doing something that affects 95%+ negatively because that 5% or less decides they deserve it. I would never move to a country and ask their schools to change their calendar so my kids could have off on a holiday the main country does not celebrate or recognize. America is getting so over the top for political correctness. How about being grateful for being here and your children are getting a free education. Be happy there is excused holidays for all minority holidays.

THIS!!!!!

+ 1000000000000000...

Would India change their school calendar to accommodate Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving? Nope, don't think so. Why should we bend over backwards for Diwali?

Do we bend over backwards for Christmas, Easter, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur? And if so, why should we?

(Also, India = a country; MCPS = a public school district.)

Do the school districts in India give off for American Thanksgiving?

Your idea here seems to be that Christmas, Easter, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur are holidays celebrated by Americans, whereas Diwali is not.

It's 2016, and you live in Montgomery County, Maryland. Please consider updating your definition of "American".

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Do the school districts in India give off for American Thanksgiving?

The answer to this question is relevant to MCPS because...?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only in liberal Maryland can you justify doing something that affects 95%+ negatively because that 5% or less decides they deserve it. I would never move to a country and ask their schools to change their calendar so my kids could have off on a holiday the main country does not celebrate or recognize. America is getting so over the top for political correctness. How about being grateful for being here and your children are getting a free education. Be happy there is excused holidays for all minority holidays.

THIS!!!!!

+ 1000000000000000...

Would India change their school calendar to accommodate Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving? Nope, don't think so. Why should we bend over backwards for Diwali?

Do we bend over backwards for Christmas, Easter, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur? And if so, why should we?

(Also, India = a country; MCPS = a public school district.)

Do the school districts in India give off for American Thanksgiving?

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Anonymous wrote:Wait if only 70% of Indian-Americans celebrate Diwali and only 56% of Indian Americans are actual legal US Citizens, why in the world are we even talking about this?

Because the Montgomery County Board of Education doesn't make its decisions based on percent of people in the US who do X and are Y. Nor should it.

Well then what do they base their decisions on. A small group who shows up at a few board meetings demanding their holiday off.

You, too, can show up at BofE meetings to advocate for issues you feel strongly about -- continuing to close MCPS for some religious holidays but not for others, for example.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait if only 70% of Indian-Americans celebrate Diwali and only 56% of Indian Americans are actual legal US Citizens, why in the world are we even talking about this?

Because the Montgomery County Board of Education doesn't make its decisions based on percent of people in the US who do X and are Y. Nor should it.

Well then what do they base their decisions on. A small group who shows up at a few board meetings demanding their holiday off.

Anonymous wrote:Wait if only 70% of Indian-Americans celebrate Diwali and only 56% of Indian Americans are actual legal US Citizens, why in the world are we even talking about this?

Because the Montgomery County Board of Education doesn't make its decisions based on percent of people in the US who do X and are Y. Nor should it.

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I did click on the link. It doesn't change my opinion on their "estimates" which is what they are. And if you add all the other countries below us, less than half of immigrants are US immigrants - by far. Which is exactly what I posted.

DCUM, where everybody is an expert on everything, including things they know nothing about. (Survey statistics, in this case.)

Wait if only 70% of Indian-Americans celebrate Diwali and only 56% of Indian Americans are actual legal US Citizens, why in the world are we even talking about this?

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Anonymous wrote:24% of Chinese-Americans were born in the US, 69% of Chinese-Americans are US citizens.

31% of Filipino-Americans were born in the US, 77% of Filipino-Americans are US citizens.

13% of Indian-Americans were born in the US, 56% of Indian-Americans are US citizens.

16% of Vietnamese-Americans were born in the US, 80% of Vietnamese-Americans are US citizens.

22% of Korean-Americans were born in the US, 67% of Korean-Americans are US citizens.

68% of Japanese-Americans were born in the US, 79% of Japanese-Americans are US citizens.

11% of Pakistani-Americans were born in the US, 63% of Pakistani-Americans are US citizens.

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/04/04/asian-groups-in-the-u-s/

And this is only legal people coming here on work papers, family, green cards etc... Can not trend the illegal immigrants, can we?

Well, you could click on the link, and then you would see what they actually counted. We actually can -- and routinely do -- count people who are not legally authorized to be in the US.

I did click on the link. It doesn't change my opinion on their "estimates" which is what they are. And if you add all the other countries below us, less than half of immigrants are US immigrants - by far. Which is exactly what I posted.

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Anonymous wrote:24% of Chinese-Americans were born in the US, 69% of Chinese-Americans are US citizens.

31% of Filipino-Americans were born in the US, 77% of Filipino-Americans are US citizens.

13% of Indian-Americans were born in the US, 56% of Indian-Americans are US citizens.

16% of Vietnamese-Americans were born in the US, 80% of Vietnamese-Americans are US citizens.

22% of Korean-Americans were born in the US, 67% of Korean-Americans are US citizens.

68% of Japanese-Americans were born in the US, 79% of Japanese-Americans are US citizens.

11% of Pakistani-Americans were born in the US, 63% of Pakistani-Americans are US citizens.

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/04/04/asian-groups-in-the-u-s/

And this is only legal people coming here on work papers, family, green cards etc... Can not trend the illegal immigrants, can we?

Well, you could click on the link, and then you would see what they actually counted. We actually can -- and routinely do -- count people who are not legally authorized to be in the US.

Anonymous wrote:24% of Chinese-Americans were born in the US, 69% of Chinese-Americans are US citizens.

31% of Filipino-Americans were born in the US, 77% of Filipino-Americans are US citizens.

13% of Indian-Americans were born in the US, 56% of Indian-Americans are US citizens.

16% of Vietnamese-Americans were born in the US, 80% of Vietnamese-Americans are US citizens.

22% of Korean-Americans were born in the US, 67% of Korean-Americans are US citizens.

68% of Japanese-Americans were born in the US, 79% of Japanese-Americans are US citizens.

11% of Pakistani-Americans were born in the US, 63% of Pakistani-Americans are US citizens.

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/04/04/asian-groups-in-the-u-s/

And this is only legal people coming here on work papers, family, green cards etc... Can not trend the illegal immigrants, can we?