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...Last Friday, The Crimson asked parents milling around the lobby of the apartments, commonly called “Rindge Towers,” how they had decided where to send their children to school. In interview after interview, they were unable to explain the Controlled Choice program or identify which schools in the district were the best academically...
...reasons they cited to explain why their children attended the schools they did were largely personal, based on family ties or proximity...
This absurd way of thinking may help explain why many Korean Americans expressed unfounded feelings of guilt after the tragedy. Korean Americans interviewed around the country said that they felt embarrassed and ashamed that the killer was “one of their own.” Some also felt the need to emphasize that Cho was essentially Americanized, having lived here as a permanent resident since he was eight...
...course, ethnicity and cultural background are important influences in shaping a person’s identity. For this reason, some Korean Americans worry that the Korean cultural stigma against openly discussing mental illness may explain why young Korean Americans are often reluctant to seek help for depression or other mental health problems...
...this aspect of Korean culture can hardly be used to explain the case of Seung-Hui Cho. It takes more than cultural stigma to make a person load and cock...