It is amazing that the Nov. 20 Chronicle did not have a single word, caption, or picture about L. Ling-chi Wang's talk on Friday about discrimination facing Asian Americans and the current landmark civil rights case of Wen Ho Lee.
Such indifference and lack of coverage would be unimaginable if a prominent black activist spoke at Duke about racism. Yet, to show where The Chronicle's priorities are, a quarter page was devoted to "Franksville," totally trivial and completely insignificant by itself and in comparison to Wang's talk.
I challenge The Chronicle to publish this letter to show just how marginalized Asian-Americans are in this university, devoid of power and representation, denied the opportunity to address and discuss important issues and relegated to ridiculous charades of "Asian cultural nights" or "Asian fashion shows" that have little or no relevance to the lives of Asian-Americans.
How can an effort to expose the pervasive and devastating discrimination against Asian-Americans be ignored so deliberately?
Steve Chu
Trinity '02
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