I have lived in Irvine for a very long time and know it well. To certain degree I am to be blamed for the surge of Asian population since the early 90's. Being a specialists in the Asian culture I put my theory into real practice during the last recession and helped Chinese businesses established their foothold in Irvine. Restaurants and market was the strategy for the sluggish Westpark home sales. My neighbors prior to me moving were mostly Asian dwellers and flippers. More dwellers than flippers to say the least. The flippers saw their reflections from my feng shui mirror mounted to the front of my homes.
I started my blog a year ago outlining the idiosyncrasy of Chinese culture and the lack of social interaction outside of its race. Chinese are very good neighbors and they do not cause troubles in the neighborhood. Yes they are introverted socially but once the friendship has been established they are kind and respectful. They will never approach any neighbor for social acceptance.
The Stepford homogeneous quality of environment and social setting no longer align with my belief. As I have been a victim of crimes I found Irvine a safe haven. I was content but nonetheless unsure if this is the way I would want to live out for the rest of my life. I moved not long ago to a similar neighborhood setting where I grew up. I found that the not so perfect old city has a lot to offer than the many years I lived in Irvine. My goal is different from others and there is no right or wrong. My neighbors are mostly Hispanics.
Panda, you have well intention like mostly Asians often are. I also understand the sarcasm is common among Asians and not to be taken seriously. Race is a sensitive subject here and readers outside your culture not knowing the Asian context perceive comments very differently.
Since you are religious and your positive testimonies and posting contents will be the window for others to see the attribute of your religion. Try to avoid hypocrisy.
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And, to add to this point... my neighbor is Mexican. He has a nice ocean view property in Baja, a home in my hood (the low lands of VP), several cash flow positive rental properties, a business owner, and two sons that go to CSUF (not because it was cheap, they chose to go there). He is very cool, and has invited me to his ocean view property with his family. I take care of his house when he is gone, and he does the same. I can talk to him about the reality of the housing market. My Asian neighbors, well not so much. While I enjoy my privacy, and it is respected by all, but I am glad that the Mexican has my back and I have his. What neighbor would you like to have?
Oh, and before anyone gets offended, this post was approved by my Korean best friend, and the fact that I am from the Spanish Villa Lobos family. I will stop here, ignorance is bliss.</blockquote>
There's a lot of truth in graph's posts. A while back 2000-2002, half of my neighbors were cauc or european. as they upgraded and sold their homes more and more asian have moved in. You'll notice that the neighborhood, for better or for worse, gets quieter, no one is outside in front of their houses. My asian neighbors don't spend their time in the front yard, or washing their car, or playing with the kids in the street. When I take my girls to ride their bikes/trikes in our cul de sac, there's not a single soul around. There used to kids playing outside, catching ball, but no more. I guess my asian neighbors are too busy inside to socialize.
Not saying it's good or bad, as some might even prefer this. However, the sense of a "community" can very different.</blockquote>
