On Sun, 21 Jul 2002 08:31:48 -0400 Francis Hwang <sera at fhwang.net>
writes:
> More than the gossipy talk about morning blowjobs, what I found
> astounding in Katha Pollitt's excellent New Yorker piece was this
> passage:
>
> " 'Do you think I'm a weird Asian, Kahta?' Ben asks me. 'Not at
> all,'
> I say firmly, although how could I tell? Ben is the only Asian I
> know. "
>
> The only Asian she knows? She's a 52-year-old leftist intellectual
> who lives in New York City. How could she not know any other Asians?
>
> Is my conception of the left intellectual scene here completely off,
>
> or are there just not many Asians around?
Maybe she was spending too much time engaging in e-mail conversations with strangers (including yours truly) to have had the chance to meet any.
Perhaps, Doug can get her back on LBO-Talk so she can explain herself.
Jim F.
>
> Francis
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