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Richard S. Park, a junior who is Korean-American, was once active in Koreans at Harvard and Radcliffe (KOHR). But he no longer goes to KOHR events. Park says he didn't feel comfortable in a group he considered closed-off from the rest of the community. And, he says, he didn't want to lose his sense of individuality...
Founded in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Asian-American ethnic groups like the Chinese Student Association (CSA), the Harvard Vietnamese Association (HVA) and the Koreans of Harvard-Radcliffe (KOHR), were formed to provide a place for Asian-Americans to socialize with others of the same ethnic background...
...other hand, says KOHR President Chung Joon Lee '90, Asian-American students still maintain a variety of interests and backgrounds. "Koreans are very diverse. That is the attraction. They want to learn more about Koreans and what it means to be Korean...
...sort of think organizations like AAA and KOHR are sort of racist," says Paul N. Matsui '93. "I can realize the importance of getting a part of your society and heritage. But what I saw when I went in the beginning is that they're exclusive and seem to exclude other minorities. I don't reject them; they're not right...
Joonhung J. Min '93 adds that organizations like KOHR are "very clique. KOHR is a place where a bunch of insecure Koreans get together...