I find it disturbing that The Crimson saw Justin G. Fong's "The Invasian" fit to print. I must admit my faith in The Crimson and its editors has been shaken for good.

I am not a supporter of censorship. However, The Crimson is not the government. It does not exist to publish just any student's uninformed and unconstructive opinions at their whim.

I believe that The Crimson has a responsibility to its readership--and to the outside world that considers its content representative of the Harvard community--to exercise judgment and respect in choosing its material. I do not think The Crimson truly feels that its decision to publish "The Invasion" shows either of these qualities.

I hear better thought-out, researched and, frankly, more worthwhile positions from the mouths of my peers daily that I do not think warrant the attention of The Crimson, and yet we do not read them in its pages. Instead, we read these words which act only to undermine the efforts of other Asians who wish to defeat stereotypes constructively.

If an American Nazi were to be published in The Crimson, I would agree that he has a right to his opinion. But that does not mean The Crimson should give credibility and audience to one who has done nothing to deserve it. Not when so many work so hard to create, and all he does is work to destroy.

Robin J. Tang '04

March 16, 2001

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