Hard Lessons on Campus
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I would not have thought it possible that in modern America a young woman could encounter such ignorance as Michelle Obama did when she arrived at Princeton University and her roommate's parents called the school to protest the housing assignment because Ms. Obama is black ["Michelle, Meritocracy and Me," Outlook, July 30].
In the late 1990s, my daughter was worried about fitting in at Western Maryland College. I counseled that this is America and that college people are worldly, accepting and eager to meet others from all walks of life. But my "white" eyes were opened when it became obvious that my competent, fun, beautiful daughter was not welcomed by her roommate and her family.
The only possible explanation was that my daughter is Korean and this young lady from New Jersey was not. Sadly, I learned that we still have miles to go.
KATHERINE E. SEIFERLEIN
Washington Grove
