Today, Public Understanding Of Our Past And

As It Stands Now, Those Of Us Who Are Lucky Enough To Be Citizens By Birth Don't Have To Do Much. Very Little Is Asked Of Us.

There Have Been, In Recent Years, Many Asian American Pioneers In The Public Eye Who've Defied The Condescendingly Complimentary 'model Minority' Stereotype: Actors Like Lucy Liu, Artists Like Maya Lin, Moguls Like Zappos Ceo Tony Hsieh. They Are Known, Often Admired.

The Next Time Someone Uses Denial Of Citizenship As A Weapon Or Brandishes The Special Status Conferred Upon Him By The Accident Of Birth, Ask Him This: What Have You Done Lately To Earn It?

We Tend To Think Of Politics As Bad, Full Of Dirty Tricks, Negative Ads, Big Campaigns, But I Am Here To Explore The Original Meaning Of Politics, Which Is Positive And Has To Do With Balancing Competing Interests And Looking For Solutions.

I Had Heard So Much Negative Talk About Our Generation, That We're Slackers And Young Fogies, That I Knew Wasn't True Of The People I Know.