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...Harvard Foundation and Asian American Association have failed to empower Asian Americans through political activism and the establishment of an "agenda." Decrying the proliferance of positive stereotypes about the "Model Minority," he cited as an example of Harvard's supposed insensitivity to Asian needs the choice of Martin Yan as a speaker for Asian Cultural Month...
...Harvard Foundation's decision to invite Martin Yan to speak had nothing to do with role models. Yan's attraction is rooted in his reputation as an entertainer who can teach the fine art of cooking and make his audience laugh at the same time. Forcing him to become a model for the entire Asian American population would be as ludicrous as telling Bill Cosby represent all African Americans, or David Letterman to represent all Caucasians...
...Harvard Foundation, created to foster better race relations on campus, is largely ignorant of Asian American needs. Last week, the Foundation invited Martin Yan, from the PBS television show Yan Can Cook, to speak at Yenching Auditorium...
While Martin Yan is a valuable member of Asian American society, he is yet another media image of the exotic Asian. Asking the Asian equivalent of Buckwheat to give an hour-long demonstration of Chinese cooking and Tai-Chi does nothing for campus race relations. In fact, it perpetuates the stereotypes the Foundation aims to eliminate...
...members then presented Yan with two Harvard hats for his sons and a Harvard sweatshirt for himself. Yan sold and signed copies of his latest cookbook after the demonstration...