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Stereotypes exist everywhere. I've met many people in China, for instance, who do not exactly view fellow Chinese from regions like Xinjiang in the most positive/unbiased light. In the US, the conservative south rallies against gays, lesbians, and other fellow Americans.
My point is that, if you go a bit deeper, you may find that what they are against is not your nationality. Instead, to give the case of Xinjiang, if all you seem to know are that most people from there are thieves, the stereotype becomes that you are 'better' than someone from there. This of course makes no sense whatsoever. Nonetheless, it is a stereotype that persists, until you begin to see people from Xinjiang in your daily lives, working next to you, above you as your boss, and below you as your subordinates. Until you begin to live with them, and realise that not everyone from that region thinks or acts like that- that in fact, most people from the region probably DON'T act like that. Similarly, in the typical Singaporean office working/schooling environment, you simply don't see many people from the regions you mention (China, India, etc). That's how unfair stereotypes persist.
This happens not only to Singaporeans, but everyone. In fact, even in China, the first question when you meet someone is frequently, 'where are you from'? And that question, in my mind, seems a bit more loaded, and comes with calculations of what kind of person you might be, what your background is, and so on- ie, stereotypes.
Now, regarding where I went to school- did you also attend secondary school/JC in Singapore, and are trying to see if we might have gone to school together? Or are you merely trying to stereotype me based on where I went? 
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