What about when you get to all the Wangs and Wongs?

A library and information studies lecturer was explaining random sampling and phone book usage to our class.

A White student raised her hand and asked, “What about when you get to like, the letter W and it’s all Chinese people?”

Lecturer’s response, “Well it would still be random sampling because they’re still all different people, aren’t they?”

I am Asian American and thrilled to have witnessed this anti-racist teaching moment. 

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