Conservationist said

nli said

Conservationist said	[orig][quote]
If inner-city blacks behaved like Asians — cramming as much knowledge into their kids as they can possibly fit into their skulls — the lingering wariness towards lower-income blacks that many Americans unquestionably harbor would disappear.

Which "Asians"?

In Boston there's plenty of Asians in higher education who "cram knowledge" and stay out of trouble. But there's also plenty of gangbangers too. The Vietnamese gangs based outta Dorchester/Mattapan are some of the biggest in the city. Probably run way more drugs and guns then any of the black or hispanic gangs.

Seems more like an issue of class (privileged internationals here for college vs. second-generation immigrants with shitty education/job opportunities) than race to me.

North Asians are a different group than South Asians. The North Asians do well; the others less so but still cause fewer problems than other groups. North Asian average IQ is probably 105, while South Asian is closer to 98, and African-American is probably about 89 and Hispanics, 94.

We've got a huge Vietnamese population here, but they seem to be succeeding well despite being as even they will acknowledge not as smart as the Koreans, Japanese and Chinese.