It is a month to celebrate the achievements of Asian Americans and to educate those who are unaware of the contributions of Asians in America. The Asian Pacific American Alliance at Wesleyan has traditionally celebrated this month in April due to the scheduling of the school year. Although this has been said numerous times for other months such as Black History Month and Women s History Month, it needs to be stated again. Furthermore, it is important for us to recognize that, behind all this glitter and celebration of Asian achievements, there are still many problems for us to tackle. The administration stresses diversity at this school, but to them, diversity seems to be black and white.
Diversity seems to be splitting non-White students into different corners of the campus.
The administration is not seeing the diversity problems as it is. They are seeing it as it was and have not taken into account the ever-changing nature of the problem. It is the job and responsibility of the University to actively create an environment suitable for everyone in the community. The administration should not be able to simply consent to demands from students. Doing so will allow them never to evaluate the situation themselves and allow them to forget everything after symbolically giving in.