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...stood on the deck that day and watched one of the farmers who worked the watermelon patch, an older woman who would later introduce herself to us as Liu Yi, as she stared back at me across the river. I remember thinking to myself, My god, what must be going through her mind? Not only is the land she works on about to disappear, but there's this foreigner standing over there staring at her. Where did he come from and, more to the point, what in the world is he doing out here? The short answer is that...
...their admissions policies regarding Asian Americans. In 1990, the federal government investigated Harvard for discriminating against Asian applicants. The investigation found that lower admission rates for Asians—despite somewhat stronger academic credentials—could be attributed to legacy and athlete preferences, which primarily benefited white applicants. Yi Chen ’09, co-president of the Asian American Association, said that she didn’t think too much about her ethnicity when applying to college. “Harvard is hard to get into, period,” Chen said. “You just appreciate...
...Staff Writer Esther I. Yi can be reached at estheryi@fas.harvard.edu...
...spots for their Valentine’s day tonsil-hockey, Mellor adds some of the best spots are close to home. “A couch or a bed are also just fine,” she says. —Staff Writer Esther I. Yi can be reached at estheryi@fas.harvard.edu...
...Staff writer Esther I. Yi can be reached at estheryi@fas.harvard.edu...