<p>Haha, rice, like what Asians eat.</p>
<p>With the whole China and Taiwan thing, its not so much that countries don't recognize Taiwan's right to independence and "seeing" it as a country, but that under China's "One China" policy, these countries pretty much are forced to choose between diplomatic relations with China or Taiwan.</p>
<p>And I'm Chinese, living in an area that's a good 98% white. So going to school with a 50% Asian population (like Berkeley) would be kind of weird for me.</p>
<p>I think everyone here is being too harsh on the OP- some areas in the US are VERY xenophobic.</p>
<p>It ranges from the blatant, like "Stupid chinamen steal our jobs," to subtle racism like people asking you whether you can read the Japanese on the menu when you are clearly Chinese.</p>
<p>I used to go to a South Carolina public school, and it sucked. Most places aren't racist against Chinese people, like the OP said, there ARE places that the US should disown.</p>
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You are better than me ... I honestly can't tell. Ignorance is not the same as racism.</p>
<p>But ignorance and racism go hand in hand. O_o</p>
<p>Hopkins is like 25% Asian, not counting int'l students. Carnegie Mellon is right at about that figure as well.</p>
<p>I don't understand why no one starts a fuss when the athletes or the privileged WASPs sit together...</p>
<p>It's a solidarity thing, more understandable if there aren't many of a particular kind of person on campus.</p>
<p>That being said, the UCs.</p>
<p>I've also heard of MIT, a.k.a. "Made in Taiwan?"</p>
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<p>So I'm racist because I can't always distinguish Japanese from Chinese from Korean? </p>
<p>Actually, I can tell the difference now. My D taught me. However, I don't think I was racist before she pointed out how to tell the difference. I just didn't know. </p>
<p>Btw, what schools are anti-Asian? I am unaware of any top schools that stand out as deserving of that label.</p>
<p>Duke is very Asian-friendly actually. Don't be fooled by the fact that it is in the South.
It has a higher percentage of Asians than most of the Ivies (30%).</p>
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<p>You are WAY too thin-skinned if you think that is a racist comment. And, by the way, what makes a person "clearly Chinese"?</p>
<p>Well it is subtle racism if you have already told them that you are Chinese and not Japanese or Taiwanese and not Korean or whatever other "I'm this Asian ethnicity not that Asian ethnicity."</p>
<p>To FLVADAD: No you are not racist because you cannot distinguish Japanese from Chinese from Korean. (I myself am mistaken for being Japanese or Korean by fellow Asians even though I am Taiwanese and I can't really tell the difference myself) I'm just saying that being ignorant about other cultures or world issues is what leads to racist comments like "those friggin chinamen are stealing our jobs!" So, if I was born in America and have lived here since I was 4 but I am Chinese/Taiwanese, that means I am automatically not American and that I am a "friggin chinaman stealing jobs from 'TRUE' Americans?"</p>
<p>There are 10 University of Chinese and a University of Southern Chinese at California :D </p>
<p>Examples: UCLA, USC, Cal, UCSD, UCI, UCR etc...</p>
<p>I'm of Serbian/German ancestry, and I FREAK-OUT whenver someone thinks I'm Polish or Dutch!!!!!!!! What a bunch of racists!!!!</p>
<p>stupid racists asking me if I can read polish just bc I speak german......srsly, you'd think that they--who have never been exposed to either--would know the diff. Honestly man, if someone asked you if you could read Japanese-- even if you are CLEARLY Taiwanese-- they probably did so because they thought it would be awesome if you were able to. My friends ask me to interpret stuff whenever they have the chance (even if it isn't my language), bc they are impressed by it, not bc they are insensitive to my ancestry.</p>
<p>Its all good tho my Taiwanese friend, I'm sure that the majority of colleges you would attend are much more azn friendly than wherever you are living now. I've never been exposed to that type of anti-azn sentiment here in Chicago nor anywhere else I've really been. But one big note to you, be accepting of others and you are much more likely to be accepted by them. Do not hole yourself up in a self made wall of ethnocentrism, the more that you experience the US and the world in general, you will realize that theres no such thing as bad colors or bad races but only bad people.</p>
<p>These most recent comments are funny. They remind me of when I first lived in Taiwan, and German guys would walk up to me and start speaking to me in German. (I can speak a LITTLE German, but I can speak Chinese a lot better.) I guess all of us white guys look alike. ;) Yeah, you've received some good advice. </p>
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<p>Angryasian,
rutgers is a top 50 school, top 30 in some rankings, and has many top grad programs. AND THERES A LOT OF ASIANS!</p>
<p>I am from China, and I personally don't have any problem with people wanting a tibet country, or an independent Taiwan. However, I did get angered very often by the lies the free-tibeters spread through a variety of media channels, e.g. CNN, to gain support for their causes. To me, it is like those people trying to get fund for their start-ups, but they don't tell the whole market situation and their business plan to venture capitalists. They just want your investment, even by cheating. And a lot of innocent people did buy their craps, that is frustrating.</p>
<p>CAL UCLA USCD UCI alll full of asians</p>
<p>To OP (angryasianman): I think you should go someplace where they have a good counseling program so you can get over whatever issues you have that make you think everyone is out to get you. Your level of anglophobia is massive and will hinder you well beyond college. </p>
<p>You should honestly consider if you would be better off looking at schools outside the US, where your fears would be less intense. Regardless, please DO NOT come to whatever school I end up getting into. Your worldview is caustic; your parents have failed in this regard.</p>
<p>Not all Asians are Chinese.</p>