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...Lai believes that increasing the diversity of course selection at Harvard is one way that these elite systems can start to be dismantled, and thus her senior thesis explored the legitimacy of Asian American studies in higher education...
...Lai says there is a common misconception that Asian American and Ethnic Studies are merely about being politically correct, and allowing minorities to “feel good” by talking about their experiences...
...Lai was a student representative on Harvard’s Committee on Ethnic Studies, and helped to launch the Asian American Studies Seminar Series that sponsored lectures by visiting professors in Asian American studies to introduce students to the subject area...
...personal future plans, next year Lai will be a paralegal for the Department of Justice doing anti-trust law in San Francisco and wants to do volunteer work with Asian American immigrant groups...
...want to continue to look at systems and how they affect particular groups. Morally, there is an obligation to address issues for people who don’t have people speaking for them,” Lai says, adding that her Christian faith helps her maintain her idealistic intensity...