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...have to understand that Yao Ming means a lot to the Asian-American community even if he’s not really Asian-American,” says Harvard sophomore Dennis Chira, a Celtics fan who went with the CSA group. “He’s what I and many others hope will bring a wrecking ball to the ignorant insulting age-old stereotype that Asians are unathletic...
...professional sports are merit-based, and Yao proves that Asian players can succeed at the highest level. In the same way the Asian-American community appropriated the Seattle Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki, a star Japanese outfielder, when he jumped to the States, Yao is now the collective property of the Chinese-American community...
While Harvard students tend to steer clear of overtly racist remarks, it is not uncommon to hear jokes rich in perpetration of Asian-American stereotypes. These usually revolve around the notion that Asian students are bookish and nerdy, to the extent that they don’t enjoy or understand non-academic activities, especially sports. I should know these jokes, because I am definitely guilty of making them, and so are Asian students themselves...
Shelemay said that the mission of the CES is to enhance courses in ethnic studies in the United States, specifically Latino-American, Asian-American and Native American subject matter...
When Katherine E. Bishop ’05 joined the Asian-American Dance Troupe last year, she says she had an “initial reluctance to participate in something to which I had no cultural connection.” While she now says that this reluctance was unfounded, other groups are still grappling with the issue of diversity, especially when it comes to redefining the art they are exhibiting...