<p>hahahhaahhahah. did u know that for ivies you only have to be 1/32nd black to be considered a minority? thats the craziest thing i have ever heard. thats what the harvard representative told us lol</p>
<p>haha now i wish i was native american, and lived in some obscure state, like alaska.</p>
<p>i thought it was 1/16th</p>
<p>oh native american is the best. i want to be native american. dammit! haha.</p>
<p>^ It's things like that about AA that bother me. When you're only 1/32 African American, truly how much "diversity" and "culture" are you bringing to the table?</p>
<p>haha i live in alaska..... but im asian! CURSE THESE OVERREPRESENTED GENES!</p>
<p>how do u even know if you're 1/16 or 1/32 black anyway? you'd have to like draw out your family tree wayyyyyy back for centuries.</p>
<p>I think it's based on the culture you were raised with. You can be very much black technically but not be different or diverse. Does that count?</p>
<p>hey even if you're asian but u live in alaska.. u should be HAPPY. you're already halfway there. i'm asian, and in CALIFORNIA. Practically the worst place to be.</p>
<p>Heck, I like rap. I've gone out with black chicks (lie), HECK, Im even a member of the NAACP and the BLack Panther Party. I READ BOONDOCKS! IM BLACK! I SWEAR!</p>
<p>yea i know.</p>
<p>well i dont know but most of my african-american friends...all 2 of them...have a lotta culture like passed down. im sure they have like lotsa tradition passed down even if i dunno im bsing outta my ass lol</p>
<p>haha icymoon. u live where 98% of the asians in the US live</p>
<p>hahaha, so if someone was white but was adopted and grew up in a black family, and therefore "immersed" in black culture, does that count?</p>
<p>umm i don't think they want people from the black panther party...</p>
<p>I'm asian in New York, icymoon. I think it's worse.</p>
<p>Oh and you don't have to draw a tree for that many generations for 1/32... only like five.</p>
<p>Haha icymoon, i used to live in redondo beach, cali. like 7 years ago... i guess i just got "lucky?"</p>
<p>1/32nd is actually only 4 generations back</p>
<p>icymoon - i use to live in hacienda heights know where that is? lol</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>It's what's inside that matters!! If we're black on the inside, we bring diversity, right?!</p>
<p>Do you like Alaska, Hobbes? How did the move feel, going from Cali to Alaska?</p>
<p>i agree--i took this perspective when filling out my application.
although i was born in TX and, technically, am mexican american, i filled in hispanic (mexico) on my application. that is truly my culture--both parents are from mexico and im just as mexican as anyone else.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIBA! AIE AIE AIE!</p>
<p>haha cute boy</p>
<p>hey i know where hacienda heights is!!! it's like <30 mins from where i live... in fact, my piano teacher lives there so I used to go there all the time. that place is like 80% asian.</p>
<p>Cold.
I moved in at the peak of winter. My dad was up here by himself for half a year, then my family came up. It was cold. Like FRIGGIN COLD. I remember my elementary principal said first day, "Well kids, remember to bring sweaters today. It's gonna be around 10 degrees (without chill factor, which is a byatch), so remember to bundle up." But now, i enjoy it and revel in its frigidity.</p>