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It's not a skin color question, it's a question of other cultural elements. For example: My Indian & Chinese friends & family enjoy having a deep community of

It's not a skin color question, it's a question of other cultural elements. For example: My Indian & Chinese friends & family enjoy having a deep community of friends, restaurants, heritage events, bilingual schools, etc. The school matter is particularly acute; virtually every community on the SF peninsula has Mandarin immersion programs. In San Jose, Asians are 38.1% of the population versus 8.4% in Austin. These considerations are amplified for smaller cultural niches - e.g. Afghani, Vietnamese, Korean, French, etc. I'm sure Austin ranks high in (tech-weighted) diversity compared to other cities in Texas, but it probably doesn't hold a candle to SFBA & NYC. (Note: Plenty to love about Austin. There are no silver bullets.)

JamesBarney 3y ago
I'm not sure what tech weighted diversity means. Number of Asian people? If you're looking at % white people Austin is the whitest city in Texas. SA, Houston, and Dallas all have less white people than New York or San Francisco. It sounds like your friends aren't interested in diversity but specifically looking for the opposite. People that share a shared cultural heritage and language. Nothing wrong with that, but it's just weird to call that diversity.
rayiner 3y ago
> It's not a skin color question, it's a question of other cultural elements. For example: My Indian & Chinese friends & family enjoy having a deep community of friends, restaurants, heritage events, bilingual schools, etc Sure. That’s why a lot of my family has moved to NYC or Dallas, because there’s large populations of Bangladeshis in those cities, and they can be around people who share their language and cultural background. But why would you care about that? (Why is it mentioned in the Tech Crunch article?) And clearly skin color does have something to do with it. If you’re talking about culture and food, Austin is pretty “diverse” for a white person from the west coast.

JamesBarney 3y ago

I'm not sure what tech weighted diversity means. Number of Asian people? If you're looking at % white people Austin is the whitest city in Texas. SA, Houston, and Dallas all have less white people than New York or San Francisco. It sounds like your friends aren't interested in diversity but specifically looking for the opposite. People that share a shared cultural heritage and language. Nothing wrong with that, but it's just weird to call that diversity.

rayiner 3y ago

> It's not a skin color question, it's a question of other cultural elements. For example: My Indian & Chinese friends & family enjoy having a deep community of friends, restaurants, heritage events, bilingual schools, etc Sure. That’s why a lot of my family has moved to NYC or Dallas, because there’s large populations of Bangladeshis in those cities, and they can be around people who share their language and cultural background. But why would you care about that? (Why is it mentioned in the Tech Crunch article?) And clearly skin color does have something to do with it. If you’re talking about culture and food, Austin is pretty “diverse” for a white person from the west coast.