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Or are whites the only group not allowed to identify as such (to organize in their group interest and to seek each other out and exclude out-groups)?<\/p>\n<p>Jeff* says: Two points:  First it probably means the AA meeting is conducted in the Korean language.<\/p>\n<p>Second:  Perhaps AA stands for Asians Anonymous, rather than Alcoholics Anonymous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was walking by a Korean church the other day and saw signs up for a &#8220;Korean AA&#8221; meeting. I&#8217;m sure nobody objects to that, nor to &#8220;White AA&#8221; meetings. 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