It’s nearly half way through May. Has an Asian-American aggressively hugged you? Have you hugged back?
Breaking news: You’re not being mugged. You’re being hugged.
Just in case, you didn’t realize it, this is Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
You think African-Americans feel short-changed when Black History Month is in February — the year’s shortest month?
Asian-Americans sort of feel the same way by the academic calendar. Asian-American Heritage Month in May? What with finals and graduation, who has time? Most just say, “Pass the egg roll, please.”
Some schools try to sneak it in during another time of year, like UCONN does in the fall. Sometimes, it just happens coincidentally.
For example, an Asian student group at Stanford University debuted last week a special production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” — with an All-Asian-American cast.