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Alexander Nguyen, in "Marketing Diversity" (Opinion, Jan. 30), presents what is in my opinion a seriously flawed vision of the way ethnic groups on Harvard's campus should function. Nguyen asserts that the sole legitimate purpose of ethnic groups on campus is to educate the Harvard community about themselves, and that any events which lack an educational component "undermine" the rationale for the existence of the group...
...true that one important purpose of Harvard's ethnic groups is to teach the campus about themselves, while at the same time learning about other ethnic groups in an effort to promote intercultural dialogue and understanding. But what Nguyen is advocating is that Harvard's ethnic groups themselves should be multicultural. He writes that in an ideal world, the Harvard Vietnamese Association (HVA) would have the resources to approach every freshman and encourage him to join HVA. In Nguyen's ideal world, the participants at a festive dinner for the Chinese New Year would look just like the participants...
Alexander T. Nguyen '99, a Crimson editor, is outgoing co-president of the Asian American Association...
According to Nguyen, this balance will be achieved by planning more social events in addition to the educational programs already in existence...
...Nguyen expressed her excitement at the prospect of the new year, stating that all the returning members have been extremely dedicated to AAA in the past...