Jeremy Lin is the only Asian American in the NBA today and one of the few in any … - Eric Liu

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When I sit down to write a book, I don't ask myself, "How many am I going to sell?"

Eric Liu

Jeremy Lin is the only Asian American in the NBA today and one of the few in any professional U. S. sport. His arrival is surely leading other talented Asian American athletes this week to contemplate a pro career.

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In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law.

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If half-black Barack Obama had decided years ago to call himself white - which his genes certainly entitled him to do - his story would have carried very different meaning. If millions of part-black people had followed him into whiteness, then the N. A. A. C. P. would be in true crisis.

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What we should celebrate more than diversity is what we do with it. How do we bring everyone in the tent and create something together? In a twenty-first century way that activates our true potential, we all need to become sworn-again.

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When Bryan Price taught me how to throw a changeup, he made me see myself. All my life, I've been the equivalent of a fastball pitcher - trying to use blazing speed and brute force to wow the people around me.

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