[threatofrain]

And where is the south on the conversation for race, especially Asians and other minorities?

[SpicyLemonZest]

About on par with the Midwest and Northeast by every metric I'm familiar with. The stereotype of the South as an atypically racist place is outdated.

[threatofrain]

Do those metrics include Asians? What's the story of Asians in the south?

[SpicyLemonZest]

It's a lot harder to measure how welcomed specific groups are than to measure diversity in general, but it's my (anecdotal, limited) understanding that they're reasonably welcomed. It's worth noting that South Carolina and Louisiana are the only states outside the West Coast to have elected Asian governors.