im from a town of 2000 people, and i can count on one hand the amount of African, Asain, and Latin Americans here. in high school there where at least 20 white kids trying to act like each one of those groups (obvuisly, not a very big school either, but you get the idea) and failing miserably, so i know how you feel. still crossgates fills my needs: best buy has the cheapest (and biggest) selection of anime i can find, it's got a bookstore with manga now, and hot topic and fye have my music and anime toys XD. thats why i love that new rule they have. all kids below 18 must be out of there by like 8 or somthing, so i always come late at night, or in the middle of the day when there are less kids.