Peng Her wonders how a man as educated as University of Wisconsin law Professor Leonard Kaplan could have been ignorant enough to make the ethnic slurs Hmong students have reported.
What’s more, Kaplan is a tenured professor at the Law School, prized for its nationally recognized diversity, he noted.
“We’re trying to figure out why he would say things that would jeopardize his career and the university’s reputation,” said Her, a local business owner and Hmong activist.