<p>hey guys, i think i might be going to CAL next year but ive heard that the majority of the student body is of asina descent. I have no problem with this but i am not sure if i want to attend a school that is dominated by one ethnic group. </p>
<p>So basically, i wanna know (current CAL students), for my offspring of course...are there any good looking caucasian girls at CAL?</p>
<p>thanks, you immidiate input would be greatly appreciated</p>
<p>45% of the campus are Asians, and Asians are broken into many very different ethnic groups.</p>
<p>And the other question, just search other threads.</p>
<p>A third of the school is white, not quite half is Asian. At many other schools, it's the opposite.</p>
<p>are you saying all asian women are ugly? $ (</p>
<p>Yes - I would like to emphasize unlimitedx's point - "Asians" are not one ethnic group. Be careful what you say! </p>
<p>Also, just to note- the world happens to have a high percentage of people that are considered "Asian." I don't know why it should be so odd to find 45% of a student body then also being Asian... Would it feel more "normal" to you to find a 45% caucasian student body then?</p>
<p>no, what im saying is...id feel a lot more comfortable if people like khan werent in the school</p>
<p>What are you implying?</p>
<p>You yellow fever you.</p>
<p>Yes. In fact, only a small percent of any race is very attractive, leaving the majority relatively unattractive. Please don't let this turn into another "How are the women at Cal?" thread.</p>
<p>His "implication" is obvious; he's rather not go to a school full of Asians or ugly White women.</p>
<p>Obviously, Mr. Feagle, I would not recommend Berkeley for you. That said, I'm currently in China, and I can tell you that Asians are tons of fun. (This is to counter the commonly believed stereotype that Asians study too much and are, more or less, humorless.)</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that less-attractive White girls are often more approachable than their better-looking counterparts. In my experience, the funnier-looking women tend to be more interesting than the attractive blondes.</p>
<p>Lastly, I would say that if attractive women is a serious concern of yours, the Asians are very blessed in this regard.</p>
<p>To everyone else- Sorry about the racist / sexist overtones of this post, but I suppose this whole thread is both racist and sexist.</p>
<p>Do you also want me to get out of your chair, Archie?
note: I'm not asian</p>
<p>"45% of the campus are Asians, and Asians are broken into many very different ethnic groups"
your are right that there are certainly many differences in chinese, japanese, korean, vietnamese etc. cultures but its like the british, irish, scots, and french, asians are all much more alike than they are different and its just as funny as the brits or the irish saying that they are much better than each other or the scots or the french (altough they are better than the french, damn extra letters, how does versailles=versi, lol, im kidding of course about the others being better than the french), all im saying is that dont get angry if people group the japanese, chinese, koreans, etc. as they do the germans, french (and you know how well the french and germans get along, lol), british , russians, etc.</p>
<p>SFeagle,</p>
<p>somehow i think you are better off going somewhere else. please do so.</p>
<p>eastcoastbound: I agree....</p>
<p>mathtastic_nerd: not quite. While European cultures have mixed--in large part because America's so diverse--Asian cultures tend to stay separated, though there is obviously mixing.</p>
<p>Remember that the school is still 30% or so white - you can definitely find a social niche and perhaps even a girl.</p>
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<p>Well...yes and no.</p>
<p>There is evidence of significant mingling in Northeast Asia, the least of which led to the dissemination of all things Chinese everywhere you can imagine. If we consider the fact that China, on its own, represents a significant portion of the Northeast, then there was significant migrations of different peoples throughout the continent (in the form of Chinese moving around). The Yuan and Qing dynasties led to a good deal of intermarriage and cultural trading (not all of which was necessarily voluntary on the part of the Han, of course.)</p>
<p>Southeast Asia is a slightly different, but in many ways more interesting story. There were tons of diasporas of different peoples throughout the region, including Chinese. Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia all have significant "non-native" populations (many Chinese, of course.) There were spreads of Cambodian and Vietnamese cultures and peoples as well, as well as the spread of Buddhism and Chinese culture.</p>
<p>Asia is not stagnant. It is not static. It's vibrant and constantly shifting. Just because its patterns were different from those in Europe doesn't mean that it's somehow standing still throughout history.</p>
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Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, etc..)
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<p>Most Middle Easterners would not consider themselves Asian. Certainly not Iranians...</p>
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There is evidence of significant mingling in Northeast Asia, the least of which led to the dissemination of all things Chinese everywhere you can imagine. If we consider the fact that China, on its own, represents a significant portion of the Northeast, then there was significant migrations of different peoples throughout the continent (in the form of Chinese moving around). The Yuan and Qing dynasties led to a good deal of intermarriage and cultural trading (not all of which was necessarily voluntary on the part of the Han, of course.)
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<p>just to elaborate on that. the entire chinese culture is a mix pot of several different cultures. throughout chinese history, many "foreign barbaric" tribes invaded and assimilated into the chinese culture. so there are enormous diversity within han chinese itself (which is evident in diversed genetic markers different regions of han chinese carry.) and not all chinese are the same, and many of them don't even speak the same language (i.e. cantonese vs. mandarin). </p>
<p>as for being isolated, there are chinatown as well as little italy. so when new immigrant first came to the US, they do tend to stick together initially and assimilate to the mainstream after a few generations. Asians are a relatively new immigration group (majority came around 60s beyond) so it definitely fits the trend. also, asians are less likely to be accepted to the mainstream because their culture differences, but we can definitely see a shift as manga and anime become more popular.</p>
<p>btw i don't really consider Indian as pure "asian". there are contribution of both "asian" and caucasian in their genetic makeup. i think the term "asian" refers mostly to eastern asians. now before anybody burn me on this, i agree races are poorly defined in genetic, but there are some tale-tell markers that reflects the evolutionary route of human migration pattern.</p>
<p>Indians are often considered "Asian" not just because of some shared genetic makeup with East and Southeast Asians and that they're from the Asian continent. They have similar experiences with East and Southeast Asians. For example, they face having to be the "model minority", people make fun of their accents, etc.</p>