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...radio interview last week that he thought the function, organized by Huang and the D.N.C., was a "community-outreach" event. More observant guests, however, have said it was plain to them that what was reaching out was an open palm. Attendees included deep-pocketed members of the local Asian-American community. The D.N.C. says it collected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WE'LL TALK WHEN IT'S OVER | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...topics varied from Hawaiian mythology to redefining homelands and boundaries for immigrants. She covered the Vietnam war, and the reactions of Asian-American soldiers when faced with an enemy distinguished by their Asian ethnicity. She addressed, in personal and general terms, the tension created within personal ideologies when great forces such as state and ethnicity are obscured. Her subjects were not solely rooted in Asian-American culture; she repeatedly emphasized complete multiculturism of all individuals: "Hear the opera... hear the passover... do you want to hear me yodel? Hear the songs we sang against Genghis Khan... Do you want...

Author: By Elaine Yu, | Title: MAXINE HONG KINGSTON | 10/17/1996 | See Source »

...unstructured speech that included several readings from her books, the popular Asian-American writer discussed the importance of "crossing of borders and boundaries" between people of different groups and ethnicities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kingston Discusses Cultural Cooperation | 10/9/1996 | See Source »

While the audience that packed the aisles of Science Center C was largely Asian and Asian-American, other races were also fairly well-represented...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kingston Discusses Cultural Cooperation | 10/9/1996 | See Source »

...previous guide dealt mainly with Asian-American campus groups and language courses. But it, too, was less comprehensive than the new edition.The Asian American Guide to Harvard...

Author: By Matthew S. Levine, | Title: Two Ethnic Groups Create Guidebooks to Help First-Years Adjust to Harvard Life | 9/28/1996 | See Source »

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