By Davin Lee
Honest concerns based on wrong assumptions. That sums up Ms. Lau’s opinion the new Asian-American Center will damage the diversity of the campus (“Student centers getting a little too cultured,” March 9).
I agree with her belief the creation of “all these official cultural groups on campus” allows minorities to stay within their own comfort zones instead of exploring other cultural groups, and yes, diversity is defined as “having a rich blended environment to share their different backgrounds and opinions.” But aside from the AA Center, what campus resource can non-Asian students visit to understand Asian-American culture? Perhaps they should visit the International Students and Scholars Institute, but that’s geared more toward promoting international cultures, not hybrid American cultures like that of Asian Americans.
