A Bowl of Salad with too Many Spices: Memories of a College Student I remember when affirmative action and my own racial identity first became important issues in my life. No doubt, affirmative action and race became constant weights on my mind as soon as I began to sort through stacks of college applications as a new student. On every application, I was forced to swear allegiance to one, and only one, racial identity. I …showed first 75 words of 998 total…

…showed last 75 words of 998 total…assuming that we can right the wrong of poorly titled categories by just changing the names or adding more options. Creating more races, adding more boxes from which to categorize oneself, will only serve to further the division and confusion of the American people. And yes, despite the current trend of heightened ethnic and racial awareness (thanks to policies such as affirmative action), I do believe in such a dated concept as the American people.