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~Formulate topic sentence 5. Deng's friendships with William Yuan (friend from Bronx Science High School) and Jay Chen (roommate at Baruch College). Both boys were also Asian American/examples of bonds Deng forged with them at different stages of his life 6. Pi Delta Psi's use of physical punishment as a way to educate members about instances of racism against Asian Americans and to initiate pledges/"kinship through a common history of suffering, consciousness through education"/Lex Ngoto's positive comments vs. negative ones of anonymous former member at University of Buffalo's chapter of Pi Delta Psi 7. The fraternity's rituals of the Bataan Death March and the Glass Ceiling--what they were meant to symbolize and why they were dangerous/Deng's experience going through the Glass Ceiling that led to his death/"Deng was the last of his pledge class to go through the Glass Ceiling." 8 The brothers' actions after Deng lost consciousness, including the cover up of fraternity items, and how the members showed a cruel indifference to human life and their supposed fraternity similar to taking a half -credit course on the Asian American experience /"I will succeed, they say. But not without my brothers!" 10 Author's interview with fraternity member Sheldon Wong/similarities to Deng's life in terms of Asian bubble/his experience in the fraternity awakened him to the oppression of his own people/received a new education from Pi Delta Psi that he had never learned from his education in the New York City public schools/got closer to his mother as a result of his mental awakening/intent was to educate Deng as he had been educated, not harm him 11. Effects of Deng's death on his family/only child/author's interview with mother/reminders of Deng's promising future as a graduate of a NYC specialized high school (Bronx Science) and Baruch College student/father's heart condition

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Asian-Americans seem to be “normal” to suffer racism and hazing when they came to the United States. The status of Asian-Americans is below from most of the people in the United States. As Asian-Americans, finding the identity that belongs to is significant for college students that are under high pressure. Pi Delta Psi's ruthless demand for incoming members created a barrier that separated Deng from life. Pi Delta Psi's inadequacy of sense of responsibility and accountability proved the notion that "good intentions don't warrant harmful actions." The fraternity not only slaughtered Deng but it also ended Deng’s parents hope to amend the American dream.

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Asian Americans in Pi Delta Psi are engaging to use a typical Asian approach urging themselves gather and study together about racism against Asian Americans....