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nodded at the athletes, all <strong>of</strong> whomwere white. Caucasians, he said, seemto be “less afraid <strong>of</strong> other people th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>gthat what they said was too loud ortoo stupid.” Mike was frustrated by thesuperficiality <strong>of</strong> d<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g-hall conversation,and by the “bullshitt<strong>in</strong>g” that <strong>of</strong>tensubstituted for class participation <strong>in</strong>freshman sem<strong>in</strong>ars. He was spend<strong>in</strong>ghis free time mostly with other Asians,partly because they had “the same level<strong>of</strong> outgo<strong>in</strong>gness” he did. <strong>The</strong> non-Asianstended to make him feel as if hehad to “be really hyped up or excited,even though that might not be true towho I am.”“My dorm has four Asians <strong>in</strong> it, out<strong>of</strong> fifty kids,” he told me. “So I feelmore <strong>com</strong>fortable around them. <strong>The</strong>re’sthis one guy called Brian, and he’spretty quiet. I can tell he has that Asianquality where you’re k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>of</strong> shy, and I545/929

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