This week was a week of victory for many. A week of relief. Of celebration. Of hope. For some of us, it was a week of reflection and contemplation. Many of us believed in an America that wasn't - a mirage of unrealized hope and unfilled promises. These past years taught us what America was, and yet, this week offered glimpses of hope. And amidst these glimpses of hope - the celebration of democracy, of America - we ask ourselves what America can be to us. In The Accidental Asian, Eric Liu, a second generation Chinese American, shares his story of identity, culture, and assimilation. He writes about his journey growing up in a suburban community, going to school in majority white settings, working at the highest levels of our country's government - and through it all, tries to understand how his identity has been shaped by each of those experiences. And on a week when we're constantly reminded of the promise of America, I ask myself whether I believe in that promise, and whe...