When I came to the US to attend boarding school, I was aware of the US’s racist history, but the idea of being personally discriminated against still evaded me. In my mind, I was Korean Korean — an international student, a visitor. I believed that different cultural expectations applied to me, and that my foreigner status somehow made me immune from domestic racism.

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A marginalized individual at the fringes of society might have good reasons to loathe a highly competent program that keeps the broader population safe, much better than other alternatives.

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