Recently, Dr. Jim Yong Kim was elected the new president of Dartmouth. Full article about his election here.

However, Dartmouth students wrote a racist email, apparently meant to be a joke, but executed in poor taste. Here is the email.

"Yesterday came the announcement that President of the College James Wright will be replaced by Chinaman Kim Jim Yong. And a little bit of me died inside.

It was a complete supplies.

On July 1, yet another hard-working American's job will be taken by an immigrant willing to work in substandard conditions at near-subsistent wage, saving half his money and sending the rest home to his village in the form of traveler's checks. Unless "Jim Yong Kim" means "I love Freedom" in Chinese, I don't want anything to do with him. Dartmouth is America, not Panda Garden Rice Village Restaurant.

Y'all get ready for an Asianification under the guise of diversity under the actual Malaysian-invasion leadership instituted under the guise of diversity. It's a slippery slope we are on. I for one want Democracy and apple pie, not Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen. I know I sure as shit won't ever be eating my Hop dubs bubs with chopsticks. I like to use my own two American hands."

Then the Dartmouth Pan Asian Council (PAC) issued an apology-

"Hello everyone,

Tonight the PAC interns and Elaine met with Sylvia Spears, Molly Bode, and representatives from the Inter-Community Council, Diversity Peer Advisor interns, and a member of General Good Morning Message (not the writer) to discuss the blitz that was sent out this morning.

As you now know, a blitz intended to be satirical and humorous was executed in poor taste and offended many people in our community, as well as in the entire campus. It has been made clear that no one on any level thinks what happened this morning was in any way acceptable, GGMM writers included. All 7 writers of the GGMM realize the gravity of the statements made in the blitz, regardless of intent, and are taking internal measures towards a resolution. The blitz from this morning will no longer be circulated.

Immediate updates:
- Tomorrow, the author and the members of GGMM will send out a campus-wide blitz apologizing to the Asian & Asian-American community, as well as Dartmouth as a whole, acknowledging not only the lack of oversight on GGMM's part, but also the deeply offensive nature of the blitz's contents.

-The author will be utilizing OPAL's resources to address underlying and perhaps subconscious biases that led to the blitz being composed and sent out.

-Upper level members of the Administration will be meeting tomorrow morning to assess the situation. This issue is being taken very serious. More information to come after President Wright and administrators meet.

In the near future:
-Students will collaborate to organize a reception for President-Elect Kim. We hope to demonstrate to Dr. Kim that all of campus is very excited for his arrival.

-The author will compose a formal apology to President-Elect Kim. [sic]"

More comprehensive cover of this issue here.

What do YOU think? Should satirical comments be taken at face value? Or are there deeper issues that spur these remarks but are not addressed? How do you feel about the writer of the racist email generalizing President-Elect Kim's Korean ethnicity to include Chinese racial slurs? More specifically, notice the remark about "Panda Garden Rice Village Restaurant." Such a generic name is only MORE REASON TO PROTEST AGAINST A PANDA EXPRESS ON CAMPUS that will further misrepresent Chinese cuisine!

P.S. Rally tomorrow against Panda Express coming into Berkeley! 7:30 on the Sproul steps!