Obviously the bulk of you complaining about her formatting (i.e. large margins) did not have the brains to read the description where it states that the paper had been reformatted. Having worked in a library and scanned many older print documents into a working word format the mistakes are common. As for her supposed typos these can also be contributed to computer/scanner error. I am not a sociologist but I have had to read several studies and they are all the same, dry and boring. For those of you who found fault in that I would have to say "Did you think you were reading a novel?" While we have progressed greatly in the 20 years since Mrs. Obama wrote this and even more since her responders attended Princeton, America is not colorless. I would have to guess that THCMAS has not spent much time in the company of other races. I come from a small mid-west community and I also come from a mix of Europeans who were discriminated against, but I am not blind to the fact that "white" Europeans are accepted much faster than other ethnic groups. As a person with many friends from other ethnic groups and countries I have assimilated some of their clothing styles and mannerisms and I increasingly find my self discriminated against. I have an olive skin tone so I am commonly mistaken for a light skinned Mexican/Indian/and or Middle Easterner. Many people in the public sector have talked to me as if I do not speak English. I have had many women in retail talk to me in a loud exaggerated slow manner thinking that that would make me understand the English I was so lacking. Their faces turn bright red and they are obviously serious aware of their discriminating behavior when I start to speak in a perfect Kansas accent. As far as becoming part of the society I would have to say that our societal norms are made and based on “White” standards. While I do not believe there is anything wrong in our morals as “whites” I do take offence when I am told that my job prospects will greatly decline in my community if I accept and observe my Hindu fiancé’s marriage customs (wearing vermillion on the forehead and piercing my nose). This proves that we are not as progressive as a society as we claim. I have heard many people say this is a white country based on white ideals and others should act like us if they want to stay here. This country was based on freedom and I should have the freedom to cover my hair, wear a sari, enjoy blues and jazz, and still be an American.