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An Asian girl is asked about multiracial arts activities; how the school could encourage Asian kids to learn music, arts, drama etc. - the girl answers that night classes would be a good idea so it wouldn’t interfere with subjects like science etc. Also asked about her opinion of arranged marriages - she says she wouldn’t mind. Asked about racism in Smethwick and her school - she says there isn’t any really because the whites and the Asians tend to stay together.
White teenage boy is asked about his interests; what it’s like for a young white boy growing up in Sandwell, as opposed to afro-Caribbean and Asian kids. Asked about his parents understanding of a multiracial society. Music, art activities, does he see himself dancing to Bhangra music? Does school do enough to provide arts activities? How much racism is there in Sandwell? - he thinks there’s quite a lot. He doesn’t think it’s a big problem in the school. Asked if he thinks young Asian and afro-Caribbean kids find it harder to do well in the school, he says he doesn’t think so.
An Asian boy is asked the same kinds of questions about growing up in Sandwell. He talks about his love of Indian music and his ambition to play the keyboard. The interviewer asks him about his perception of white kids and their music. The interviewer sometimes asks the kids to repeat their answers framed in a sentence.
Teenage boys and girls perform modern interpretive dance.
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