[pythonistic]

This is purely anecdote, but I found Seattle to be significantly less diverse than Cincinnati or Columbus. The larger cities in the Midwest tend to have governments with goals that are hard to distinguish from any of the Democrat controlled coastal cities.

[irrational]

Portland Oregon is officially the whitest city in the USA (goes back to those early-mid 1900s laws that made it illegal to live in Oregon if you were black). So, yeah, the PNW is definitely not the place to be if you are looking for diversity.

[rconti]

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.

[bllguo]

Wow, very interesting. Thanks for the comment. Maybe correcting the perception of people like me is the real challenge!