I also enjoy ice hockey and figure skating. In a world where most of these sports are seen as decidedly masculine, I am often a rarity, a woman who enjoys watching sports (minus the beer, of course). In my own family I am an anomaly, too. I don't know where this enjoyment of sports came from, but I do enjoy many of these televised events, and it sets me apart from many of my friends and family. Looking at gender issues such as these can teach me more about life, about how we all relate to each other, and about our own prejudices and misunderstandings. A woman in a sports bar without a man is somewhat like a woman in a locker room - it happens, but a few eyebrows are still raised at the thought. I like sports, but don't like the negative connotations that sometimes go along with my liking sports. Finally, I have an idea of simply discussing what it is like to be Asian in a white...

While there are certainly many Asians in Boston and on the UMass campus, we are still a minority here, and there are many ways that comes home to me every day. Some of the foods I enjoy are different than those of my friends. I am celebrating the Asian New Year right now, and the rest of the campus is pretty much ignoring it. I will look at how American society tends to shuttle minorities to the background, and how even today, there are few minorities in high roles in government and business. This sociological difference affects most minorities in the country, and I feel that is one reason minorities tend to live together in "Little Italy's," "Chinatowns," and ghettos. They feel more comfortable where people do not look at them as different, and sometimes do not look at them at all. This country has come a long way in many areas, but it still has a long way to go in many more.