<p>I hate the feeling of being a minority.</p>
<p>You will not feel out of place in San Francisco area.
I am from the Midwest (not Chicago). When I visited Stanford and Berkeley it was VERY refreshing to see Asian policemen, bus drivers and store clerks and so on. However, you will be a minority in Providence.</p>
<p>I will probably go back to work in China.
UCB has much better international (especially in Asia) reputation than Brown.</p>
<p>Also, dont forget about the weather. Northern California weather is so nice!</p>