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There is plenty of diversity in the Valley... Indians, Asians, Europeans... What is his issue here?
by arbuge 13y ago
There is plenty of diversity in the Valley... Indians, Asians, Europeans... What is his issue here?
- colmvp 13y agoAs an Asian American male, I've seen a great mixture of white and Asian men in tech companies in Silicon Valley. I've never worked in a frat house type startup, but rather ones with a great mixture of high end talent. So I concede I might be only experiencing an outlier. Asians in America put a much higher priority on education than other races, at least based on college graduation statistics. If you look at marriages, the pairings which have the highest rate of possessing a college degree are Asian/Asian, White/Asian, and Asian/White. Most engineering jobs require a degree, so is it really a surprise that Asian's have higher representation in tech than perhaps other races? I chose to do coding and design because it was something I enjoyed. Growing up, I did it on my own time despite the fact that it wasn't a particularly socially attractive endeavor especially compared to sports. I'm not griping that the NFL/NHL/MLB or Hollywood have few Asian American men or that I didn't end up going into those industries. I get annoyed when people just assume that 'men' in tech purposefully exclude other races and genders. I couldn't care less the race or gender of the applicant.
- atom-morgan 13y agoI'm half white and half Korean. This sums it up.
- judk 13y agoHow wealthy were your parents and neighbors?
- colmvp 13y agoParents: Upper-class Neighbours: Upper-class That being said, I went to a no-name high school and no-name college. I worked my way into startups through connections in college and living abroad.