<p>I have nothing against Asians, but what is it like to live on a campus that is over 40% asian? Does the campus not feel diverse? Do Asians tend to segregate themselves and whites vice versa? Any input is appreciated.</p>
<p>i'd say that walking around campus, there's definitely a lot of asians, but in the social scenes, the number of asians goes down to normal. it is kinda weird, kinda sad too, cause asians seem to stick to themselves, and can be very straight edge too, but it is what it is, i wish there was more diversity though, it's kinda sad that there's so few hispanics and african-americans.</p>
<p>The "stick to themselves phenomenon" happens with caucasians too and many other ethnicities on campus.</p>
<p>From my experience of living in the dorms my first year, the various ethnicities clung to themselves and formed their own cliques. Not surprisingly, we only keep in touch with people within our own little cliques this year.</p>
<p>Too bad this happens. I guess you can't expect people to embrace diversity when they've been growing up in a dominantly caucasian/asian/___ environment.</p>
<p>all ethnicities usually stick with themselves because it's just more comfortable....it's no surprise really....</p>
<p>indeed......</p>
<p>i hardly think that amount of asians on campus can be one of anybody's criteria in choosing school. asians are over-represented in virtually all top schools. i really dont understand why being in a school with 40% asian any different than in a school with 0 asian.</p>
<p>I suppose if one is coming from an area where they have never seen more than 5 asians at the same time before (I know of such people), I can see why it could "shock" them.</p>
<p>I came from an high school where there were only 7% Caucasians. Berkeley is hardly shocking to me at all.</p>
<p>Asians are not just one big homogeneous group. There are many countries in Asian; they speak differnt languages, have differnt history, and eat very differnt food. Even within the "Chinese" group, people from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore are very differnet from each other. Try not to lump Asians into one big group.</p>
<p>Most "Asians" at Berkeley are Americans, born and rasied in all 50 states and even the District of Columbia. They may look asian, but they are pretty white or white/black inside.</p>
<p>Look beyond the stereotype and find out more about the individual.</p>
<p>It seems to me that many Asian-Americans stick together because they're hybrids of the American culture and their Asian culture of origin. I agree with ev700, although they look Asian, most are American-ized. Heck, most of them can't even read their native Asian language. Despite being considered illiterate in their country of origin (me being one of them), many Asian-Americans are able to adopt some aspects of their heritage through their immigrant parents.</p>
<p>As a side story, when I was touring China, a little girl was wondering why I couldn't speak or write Chinese. She then asked her father if I was from the countryside. Actually in Chinese, the term she used connotates being uncivilized or someone of a lower class. Back to the US, I can fit in well with both Chinese immigrant students and Caucasions, but my close friends are mostly Asian-Americans.</p>
<p>Lax Champ</p>
<p>just get used to it</p>
<p>would u ask the same question about black? would you ask</p>
<p>hmm...XXX university seem to have a lot of blacks, man how am i gonna get used to it?</p>
<p>asians are either US citizens or international
treat the US ones like normal US citizens
and treat the internationals like how you would treat any international</p>
<p>isnt that simple?</p>
<p>for starters, your thread title is crossing lines IMO. </p>
<p>and Second, I wouldn't generalize "asian"-there's so much diversity within your generalization of "asian" itself.</p>
<p>Third. The matter of campus feeling diverse is really up to you to decide. You can either watch from the side and make generalizations, or submerge yourself into different areas of campus life.</p>