Archive for February, 2009
Three Guys, Three Jobs – Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Three Guys, Three Jobs
Seattle Post Intelligencer The second wave of Southeast Asian immigrants followed the exodus from the Killing Fields to our state, to Seattle, to the South End, to Beacon Hill. To understand the Cambodian experience in Seattle, understand what Cambodia was before Lon Nol and … |
Rapping, Northwest style – New America Media
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Rapping, Northwest style
New America Media, CA …It shows there’s an awareness of hip hop as a culture, a universal entity.'' In this minority, Nam is another minority: the only Vietnamese American hip hop artist who is actively recording. He released his debut album, ''Exhale,'' in June 2008. … |
Barbie turns 50, but dolls forever young in eyes of US girls – Chicago Tribune
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Barbie turns 50, but dolls forever young in eyes of US girls
Chicago Tribune, United States In turn, those dolls offer a window into American culture—whether it's Tiny Tears or Bratz or the most iconic doll of all, Barbie. Barbie turns 50 next month. That's five decades of setting a standard—for good or ill—for how some girls view themselves. … Blonde ambition Barbie In China: Mattel To Open Barbie Superstore In Shanghai |
Interview with Ronault LS Catalani: Straight talk about minorities – The Oregonian – OregonLive.com
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Interview with Ronault LS Catalani: Straight talk about minorities
The Oregonian – OregonLive.com, OR There's a shouting match in the Asian community about these writers, about how authentic they are. What's important to me is anti-orientalism. I'm drawing creativity from our difference. Q: Why is their type of writing bad? A: It goes back to the noble … Ronault "Polo" Catalani provides a 'bigger voice' for immigrants |
Rudy Cano: Culture of giving back continues at rodeo – Houston Chronicle
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Rudy Cano: Culture of giving back continues at rodeo
Houston Chronicle, United States The breakdown reflects that 28.7 percent went to Hispanics, 18.1 percent to African-American students, 9.0 percent to Asian-Americans and 44.1 percent to Anglos, closely mirroring the demographics of the graduating high school seniors in the Houston … |
Insituform Technologies, Inc., Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha
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Insituform Technologies, Inc., Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha, NY Our Asian efforts are starting to produce the results we anticipated and this will be an exciting growth area for Insituform for the foreseeable future. And of course, the acquisition of Corrpro and Bayou create a dynamic platform in the industrial … |
African-American Society Celebrates Black History Month – PC The Cowl
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African-American Society Celebrates Black History Month
PC The Cowl, RI The pictures shown were of a Native American man, a Hispanic man, an Asian woman, a Middle-Eastern man, an African-American woman, and others. Okwara also asked the group to acknowledge stereotypes that are attached to women, African-American men, … Herb Kent: Another Reason Why Black History Month is Still Relevant |
Study: Gays of color face greater discrimination in schools – 365Gay.com
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Study: Gays of color face greater discrimination in schools
365Gay.com The report documents the experiences of over 2000 LGBT middle and high school students of color who were African American or Black, Latino, Asian or Pacific Islander, Native American, and multiracial. The researchers used data collected in 2007 as part … |
Obama's Asian-American Cabinet picks – United Press International, Asia
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Obama's Asian-American Cabinet picks
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong Retired Army General Shinseki, who was the first Asian-American to become a four-star general in the US Army and army chief of staff, appears to have stronger ties with the unique Asian-American culture found in Hawaii. A cousin of Shinseki explained … |
Blonde ambition – The Australian
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Blonde ambition
The Australian, Australia As Western culture started to embrace ethnic diversity, Barbie followed suit. In 1968 she was given an African-American friend, Christie, who was followed by a Hispanic and Asian friend two decades later. However, there are suspicions girls from all … |
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