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Anonymous wrote:I'm moving to the DC area this year and in the market for a house in the Rockville/Potomac area. I'm curious about Lakewood and Stone Mill. The % of Asians at both is around 50% which is quite high, and I've heard there's a large Chinese community. Does anyone know whether it's mostly first generation immigrants? Asking as a 2nd generation Chinese American who mostly speaks English at home, and doesn't intend to foster the same type of academic intensity as 1st generation immigrants may be inclined to do (like my parents did with me).

Is there a reason to be dissuaded from moving into the school zone based on the demographics? I don't want to throw my kids into an overly competitive environment in elementary school. What are people's experiences who have kids who went here?

I hope this doesn't come across as racist or insensitive in any way...I'm genuinely wondering about how it might impact the school and my kid's experience. I have plenty of Asian friends, both first generation and not, but 50% just seems like a lot.

My opinion, don’t do it. The communities at these schools are a majority of first generation immigrants and at school events all parents talk to each other in Chinese. If you don’t speak Chinese fluently you will be left out.
I am a second generation south Asian parent and it’s difficult for me to talk with the Chinese parents bc they form there own “clique” at school events and chat groups and talk to each other in Chinese. For example, I was at one elementary school event and talking with a Asian parent who I though was friendly, her Asian friend came and they were totally ignoring me and rudely talk in Chinese in the middle of our conversation. It was very demeaning and quite shocking.
All The kids are all friendly with each other at school but I have noticed the Chinese community doesn’t really hang out or do play dates after school with other kids bc they are over schedules withMusic lessons or after school,academic classes. The kids also “miss” out on a lot of bday parties invites if the bday kid is not chinese , anyways these are my observation for the past 5 years. Please research further OP and make your own decisions.

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Agree most of the above is true. I am also 2nd generation Chinese but speak Cantonese and also excluded by those that speak Mandarin. They are congregate together at school functions and only speak Chinese. They usually don’t associate with non-Mandarin speakers. The immigrants are very cliquish. They are very competitive and have their kids in music, sports, Kumon and Chinese school on the weekends. Wootton is called Wonton for a reason. Very heavily Asian because at one point had reasonably priced real estate. To be honest, stay away from any school that feeds into a W school. Cutthroat!

I guess the most racist is second generation to first generation immigrants. Don’t you know their English is not great?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm moving to the DC area this year and in the market for a house in the Rockville/Potomac area. I'm curious about Lakewood and Stone Mill. The % of Asians at both is around 50% which is quite high, and I've heard there's a large Chinese community. Does anyone know whether it's mostly first generation immigrants? Asking as a 2nd generation Chinese American who mostly speaks English at home, and doesn't intend to foster the same type of academic intensity as 1st generation immigrants may be inclined to do (like my parents did with me).

Is there a reason to be dissuaded from moving into the school zone based on the demographics? I don't want to throw my kids into an overly competitive environment in elementary school. What are people's experiences who have kids who went here?

I hope this doesn't come across as racist or insensitive in any way...I'm genuinely wondering about how it might impact the school and my kid's experience. I have plenty of Asian friends, both first generation and not, but 50% just seems like a lot.

My opinion, don’t do it. The communities at these schools are a majority of first generation immigrants and at school events all parents talk to each other in Chinese. If you don’t speak Chinese fluently you will be left out.
I am a second generation south Asian parent and it’s difficult for me to talk with the Chinese parents bc they form there own “clique” at school events and chat groups and talk to each other in Chinese. For example, I was at one elementary school event and talking with a Asian parent who I though was friendly, her Asian friend came and they were totally ignoring me and rudely talk in Chinese in the middle of our conversation. It was very demeaning and quite shocking.
All The kids are all friendly with each other at school but I have noticed the Chinese community doesn’t really hang out or do play dates after school with other kids bc they are over schedules withMusic lessons or after school,academic classes. The kids also “miss” out on a lot of bday parties invites if the bday kid is not chinese , anyways these are my observation for the past 5 years. Please research further OP and make your own decisions.

+1

Agree most of the above is true. I am also 2nd generation Chinese but speak Cantonese and also excluded by those that speak Mandarin. They are congregate together at school functions and only speak Chinese. They usually don’t associate with non-Mandarin speakers. The immigrants are very cliquish. They are very competitive and have their kids in music, sports, Kumon and Chinese school on the weekends. Wootton is called Wonton for a reason. Very heavily Asian because at one point had reasonably priced real estate. To be honest, stay away from any school that feeds into a W school. Cutthroat!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm moving to the DC area this year and in the market for a house in the Rockville/Potomac area. I'm curious about Lakewood and Stone Mill. The % of Asians at both is around 50% which is quite high, and I've heard there's a large Chinese community. Does anyone know whether it's mostly first generation immigrants? Asking as a 2nd generation Chinese American who mostly speaks English at home, and doesn't intend to foster the same type of academic intensity as 1st generation immigrants may be inclined to do (like my parents did with me).

Is there a reason to be dissuaded from moving into the school zone based on the demographics? I don't want to throw my kids into an overly competitive environment in elementary school. What are people's experiences who have kids who went here?

I hope this doesn't come across as racist or insensitive in any way...I'm genuinely wondering about how it might impact the school and my kid's experience. I have plenty of Asian friends, both first generation and not, but 50% just seems like a lot.

My opinion, don’t do it. The communities at these schools are a majority of first generation immigrants and at school events all parents talk to each other in Chinese. If you don’t speak Chinese fluently you will be left out.
I am a second generation south Asian parent and it’s difficult for me to talk with the Chinese parents bc they form there own “clique” at school events and chat groups and talk to each other in Chinese. For example, I was at one elementary school event and talking with a Asian parent who I though was friendly, her Asian friend came and they were totally ignoring me and rudely talk in Chinese in the middle of our conversation. It was very demeaning and quite shocking.
All The kids are all friendly with each other at school but I have noticed the Chinese community doesn’t really hang out or do play dates after school with other kids bc they are over schedules withMusic lessons or after school,academic classes. The kids also “miss” out on a lot of bday parties invites if the bday kid is not chinese , anyways these are my observation for the past 5 years. Please research further OP and make your own decisions.

+1

Agree most of the above is true. I am also 2nd generation Chinese but speak Cantonese and also excluded by those that speak Mandarin. They are congregate together at school functions and only speak Chinese. They usually don’t associate with non-Mandarin speakers. The immigrants are very cliquish. They are very competitive and have their kids in music, sports, Kumon and Chinese school on the weekends. Wootton is called Wonton for a reason. Very heavily Asian because at one point had reasonably priced real estate. To be honest, stay away from any school that feeds into a W school. Cutthroat!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm moving to the DC area this year and in the market for a house in the Rockville/Potomac area. I'm curious about Lakewood and Stone Mill. The % of Asians at both is around 50% which is quite high, and I've heard there's a large Chinese community. Does anyone know whether it's mostly first generation immigrants? Asking as a 2nd generation Chinese American who mostly speaks English at home, and doesn't intend to foster the same type of academic intensity as 1st generation immigrants may be inclined to do (like my parents did with me).

Is there a reason to be dissuaded from moving into the school zone based on the demographics? I don't want to throw my kids into an overly competitive environment in elementary school. What are people's experiences who have kids who went here?

I hope this doesn't come across as racist or insensitive in any way...I'm genuinely wondering about how it might impact the school and my kid's experience. I have plenty of Asian friends, both first generation and not, but 50% just seems like a lot.

My opinion, don’t do it. The communities at these schools are a majority of first generation immigrants and at school events all parents talk to each other in Chinese. If you don’t speak Chinese fluently you will be left out.
I am a second generation south Asian parent and it’s difficult for me to talk with the Chinese parents bc they form there own “clique” at school events and chat groups and talk to each other in Chinese. For example, I was at one elementary school event and talking with a Asian parent who I though was friendly, her Asian friend came and they were totally ignoring me and rudely talk in Chinese in the middle of our conversation. It was very demeaning and quite shocking.
All The kids are all friendly with each other at school but I have noticed the Chinese community doesn’t really hang out or do play dates after school with other kids bc they are over schedules withMusic lessons or after school,academic classes. The kids also “miss” out on a lot of bday parties invites if the bday kid is not chinese , anyways these are my observation for the past 5 years. Please research further OP and make your own decisions.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm moving to the DC area this year and in the market for a house in the Rockville/Potomac area. I'm curious about Lakewood and Stone Mill. The % of Asians at both is around 50% which is quite high, and I've heard there's a large Chinese community. Does anyone know whether it's mostly first generation immigrants? Asking as a 2nd generation Chinese American who mostly speaks English at home, and doesn't intend to foster the same type of academic intensity as 1st generation immigrants may be inclined to do (like my parents did with me).

Is there a reason to be dissuaded from moving into the school zone based on the demographics? I don't want to throw my kids into an overly competitive environment in elementary school. What are people's experiences who have kids who went here?

I hope this doesn't come across as racist or insensitive in any way...I'm genuinely wondering about how it might impact the school and my kid's experience. I have plenty of Asian friends, both first generation and not, but 50% just seems like a lot.

My opinion, don’t do it. The communities at these schools are a majority of first generation immigrants and at school events all parents talk to each other in Chinese. If you don’t speak Chinese fluently you will be left out.
I am a second generation south Asian parent and it’s difficult for me to talk with the Chinese parents bc they form there own “clique” at school events and chat groups and talk to each other in Chinese. For example, I was at one elementary school event and talking with a Asian parent who I though was friendly, her Asian friend came and they were totally ignoring me and rudely talk in Chinese in the middle of our conversation. It was very demeaning and quite shocking.
All The kids are all friendly with each other at school but I have noticed the Chinese community doesn’t really hang out or do play dates after school with other kids bc they are over schedules withMusic lessons or after school,academic classes. The kids also “miss” out on a lot of bday parties invites if the bday kid is not chinese , anyways these are my observation for the past 5 years. Please research further OP and make your own decisions.

Anonymous wrote:Don’t do it. My parents bought a home in a school district that was 86 percent Jewish and as a Catholic I was not invited to anything and left out. No bullying etc. just left out

Anonymous wrote:2nd Gen Asian here. I wouldn't send my kid to a 50% school. I think it's great in terms of developing a positive cultural identity and having lots of friends who "get" being immigrants or children of immigrants but 50% doesn't represent what our kids will see in the real world. I'd look for a school with a lower % Asian - not too low that my kid is isolated but not too high that my kid only is making friends with Asians and thinks that's how it is in higher Ed and the work force (or worse, being biased against non - Asians). My HS growing up over indexed for Asians but it also had plenty of white, black and Hispanic students. I made friends with everyone and it's helped when navigating relationships and work in the real world.

Anonymous wrote:I meant One thing that I have not liked when you go to schools with a lower concentration of Asians is that there are a lot of stereotypes...

Anonymous wrote:I meant One thing that I have not liked when you go to schools with a lower concentration of Asians is that there are a lot of stereotypes...