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Asians use only a narrow set <strong>of</strong> muscleswhen they speak. So we’ll start withbreath<strong>in</strong>g.”With that, he directed Raj to lie onhis back and vocalize the five AmericanEnglish vowels. “A … E … U … O …I …” <strong>in</strong>toned Raj, his voice float<strong>in</strong>g upfrom the classroom floor. “A … E …U … O … I … A … E … U … O … I …”F<strong>in</strong>ally Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ni deemed Rajready to stand up aga<strong>in</strong>.“Now, what <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>in</strong>gs do youhave planned for after class?” he asked,clapp<strong>in</strong>g his hands encourag<strong>in</strong>gly.“Tonight I’m go<strong>in</strong>g to a friend’s placefor d<strong>in</strong>ner, and tomorrow I’m go<strong>in</strong>ghik<strong>in</strong>g with another friend.” Raj’s voicewas louder than before, and the classapplauded with gusto.<strong>The</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essor himself is a role modelfor what can happen when you work atit. After class, I visited him <strong>in</strong> his <strong>of</strong>fice,559/929

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