Andrew Yu

Andrew Yu '08, the president of Korean Students at Yale, said there have been mixed responses from Korean students at the University, some of whom are worried that the rest of the Korean American community will be linked to Cho and others who do not think there will be a negative impact.
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"There have been voices on either side of the argument," Yu said.

"For APA Heritage Month, I feel that there is indeed a need to address APA history in a big and meaningful way, but I also understand why many organizations (including our own) oftentimes find cultural events to be easier to put on and more well-attended," said Andrew Yu, KASY president.

Andrew Yu

Andrew Yu '08, president of the Korean American Students of Yale, said he joined the organization because the upperclassmen members were immediately welcoming towards him, and since there were very few Koreans in his hometown in Texas, he thought it was time to recognize his culture.Yu said the same characteristics that cause what others often view as self-segregation are what inevitably create the feeling of family and togetherness that makes the group so important to its members.

"It happens, but it is a little overblown," Yu said of self-segregation."It's not out of any kind of malice."