The OP doesn't really say how it happened. But overall, I'd agree with the OP that in lumping asians with whites is a mixed bag. To be sure, there are certain

The OP doesn't really say how it happened. But overall, I'd agree with the OP that in lumping asians with whites is a mixed bag. To be sure, there are certain aspects of my experience growing up and walking around as an adult that's affected by my cultural heritage. Punishment was never "being sent to my room". Getting "A"s in school was a must. I didn't know what March Madness was until I was in college. Personally, to be lumped into a demographic I don't completely identify with is, to say the least, a little weird. Asians are a mixed bag on this topic too. Some are strongly opposed to being lumped this way and have a strong ties to their cultural backgrounds while being quite mainstream. And others have rejected it feverishly since childhood to fit in while growing up.