Re:Where’s the Next Silicon Valley? VC Is Betting on the Mid...
by rconti on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @04:42PM
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Yeah, the northwest is VERY white and has a strong Scandinavian influence.
Meanwhile, I had a layover in Minneapolis and at the Mall of America, there were women in hijabs everywhere.
Obviously I can't speak to the experience of minorities in various locations, but it's hardly fair to paint the midwest with the brush of non-diversity.
Also, if anything, having your experience of "diversity" colored primarily by your interactions with highly-educated immigrant communities doesn't really help you understand how the broader immigrant communities integrate into the country as a whole.
Meanwhile, I had a layover in Minneapolis and at the Mall of America, there were women in hijabs everywhere.
Obviously I can't speak to the experience of minorities in various locations, but it's hardly fair to paint the midwest with the brush of non-diversity.
Also, if anything, having your experience of "diversity" colored primarily by your interactions with highly-educated immigrant communities doesn't really help you understand how the broader immigrant communities integrate into the country as a whole.