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Recently there has been much controversy concerning the Freshman Dean's Office refusal to print Third World and Women's activities in the official Freshman Week Calendar. As an Asian-American woman, I feel that this refusal to print such activities is yet another failure on Harvard's part to support its Third World and women students...
...there are no minority senior advisors on this campus. There are only 11 minority proctors out of 60 for the Third World freshmen that make up 23 percent of the class of 1986. I can say that for me and for the 10 percent of my class that is Asian-American, it has been frustrating at times knowing that not one proctor or senior advisor is Asian...
...support, they are consistantly refused. Whether or not these activities do get on the official calculate, there will be events sponsored by students for this Morning women and Third World freshmen. But Harvard, please don't disappoint them or us again. Pauline W. Chen '86 Co-provided, Radcliffe Asian-American Women's Group Co-vice-president, Harvard-Radcliffe Asian- American Association Member, Third World students Alliance
Recently, the "meritocracy" zealots have been beating a hasty retreat from their steadfast position of guardians of America's brain trust and true colors. This withdrawal has been hastened by the introduction of a new and unpredicted factor in the equation: The increase in Asian-American students. Victims of discrimination in America themselves. Asian-American citizens and residents have remained rather quiet during the Civil Rights struggle. However, as their numbers and economic circumstances have improved in the U.S. they have moved in take advantage of the doors opened by the Civil Rights movement. While there have always been many...
About 60 people turned out for the three hour conference, sponsored by the Harvard Foundation, which featured 13 presentation by administrators and students, including members of Black. Asian-American, Chicano, and Native American groups...