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It's not that Vietnamese is the "right kind" of Asian. It's that Chinese-Americans dominate the landscape compared to Vietnamese-Americans. So here you have a V

It's not that Vietnamese is the "right kind" of Asian. It's that Chinese-Americans dominate the landscape compared to Vietnamese-Americans. So here you have a Vietnamese-American who has excelled (just ever so slightly, in his case) beyond his immediate Chinese-American peers, which made him a standout in that regard.

usaar333 6y ago
True, but Vietnamese Americans are well represented in undergrad at least. In fact about double the white representation in UCs (https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/disaggregated-data https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/disaggrega...)
- scruple 6y ago
  What's the representation at Yale, I wonder. Without checking I just assume that (from living in SoCal for a long time) California has most of the country's Vietnamese-Americans.
  - reaperducer 6y ago
    I just assume that (from living in SoCal for a long time) California has most of the country's Vietnamese-Americans There's a very large Vietnamese population in Houston. Probably other cities.
    - scruple 6y ago
      I'm finally off my phone, so I had a look. There's a Wikipedia on it here [0]. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_large_Vietnamese-American_populations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_large...
sizzle 6y ago
By that logic, what about Taiwanese?
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- scruple 6y ago
  Well that's complicated. I believe that it's been made deliberately confusing (the geopolitical issues between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China are at least known to exist today) and it's pretty hard to talk about. I wanna tap out of this conversation before I even say anything about it because I feel like it's way over my head. But, in the very specific context of what I was saying regarding university admissions in 2017, I don't think there was a lot that a Taiwanese-American person could do to distinguish themselves from being labeled or otherwise considered Chinese-American.

usaar333 6y ago

True, but Vietnamese Americans are well represented in undergrad at least. In fact about double the white representation in UCs (https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/disaggregated-data https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/disaggrega...)

scruple 6y ago
What's the representation at Yale, I wonder. Without checking I just assume that (from living in SoCal for a long time) California has most of the country's Vietnamese-Americans.
- reaperducer 6y ago
  I just assume that (from living in SoCal for a long time) California has most of the country's Vietnamese-Americans There's a very large Vietnamese population in Houston. Probably other cities.
  - scruple 6y ago
    I'm finally off my phone, so I had a look. There's a Wikipedia on it here [0]. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_large_Vietnamese-American_populations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_large...

sizzle 6y ago

By that logic, what about Taiwanese?

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scruple 6y ago
Well that's complicated. I believe that it's been made deliberately confusing (the geopolitical issues between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China are at least known to exist today) and it's pretty hard to talk about. I wanna tap out of this conversation before I even say anything about it because I feel like it's way over my head. But, in the very specific context of what I was saying regarding university admissions in 2017, I don't think there was a lot that a Taiwanese-American person could do to distinguish themselves from being labeled or otherwise considered Chinese-American.