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So the issue is not urban sprawl. This is bigger stuff: a battle of cultures, a struggle between authentic and inauthentic America. Or as historian David McCullough, co-founder of the anti-Disney Protect Historic America committee, insists, a case of "synthetic history . . . destroying real history."
There can be no legislation to bring about this diversity, no policy from on high. University Hall can only assure that Harvard classes have a cosmetic diversity, a medley of colors and cultures that while important, is often only skin deep. As for the real diversity--the real diversity must...
Secondly, the breadth of material related to ethnic studies requires specialization to ensure broad coverage without risking oversimpliflcation. We need to study the histories and cultures of particular groups because each is different, and assumptions made for one probably will not apply to another. Take the example of Asian Americans...
"You'd like to see this be support forincreasing our knowledge and appreciation of theworld and other cultures rather than aninstitutionalized recruiting program for thegovernment," McCole said
The truth is that the French admire our culture in much the same way we admire theirs. But admiration is not enough to make any country want to replace its culture with another, or even with a mix of various cultures.