An Asian American graduate stands up to hate - The Voice of San Francisco

An Asian American graduate stands up to hate - The Voice of San Francisco

Last Wednesday, I sat in the audience at Albany High School’s graduation. I expected the usual mix of pomp and circumstance — proud families waving from folding chairs, students crossing the stage to applause. What I didn’t expect was to be moved by the speech of a young graduate. The salutatorian, an Asian American student, stood at the podium and spoke with quiet conviction. Earlier this year, during a varsity baseball game, he and a teammate …