Faced with hate, wise words are the weapon of choice

Many young Asian Americans are finding that learning debating skills increases their self-confidence

When Karen Wang was in third grade, her teacher told her mother that her reading ability was two levels lower than that of children of the same age.

This took her mother, Helen Wang, back to her own experience when she first arrived in North America as a student.

"When we first started learning English we paid little attention to speaking, only writing and grammar. It would be too difficult for me to fully express myself, let alone integrate into American society."