Certain Americans could be two-faced. Acquaintances and other parents from our school made their implications about us clear. You must be so proud of your children. But how had your son really gotten into Yale? Because Yale looks out for minorities. They save a certain percentage of seats for them. How had your daughter really gotten into Harvard? Because Harvard is even easier on minorities and on women too. Settling the question that I’d always had then. No success of mine had anything to do with me, my work ethic, or my brain.
