Word: asianized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard Foundation presented the debate, which was sponsored by the Black Students Association, Education for Action, the Chinese Students Association, Diversity and Distinction, the Ethnic Studies Action Committee, Korean Americans for Culture and Community and the South Asian Association...
...three other panelists were Cornell's Assistant Professor in Anthropology and Latino Studies Vilma Santiago-Irizarry, Associate Professor of Asian Pacific American Studies and English at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Stephen Sumida, and Associate Professor of American Literature at UMass-Amherst Ron Welburn
...producers of Ghungroo obviously took great care in selecting tidbits from the rich diversity of South Asian cultures to present to their viewers, and the performers gave their all in presenting the beauty and vitality of their art to the greatest possible advantage. The show was an brilliant and exuberant a foray into the varied wealth of an ancient culture's living treasures as anyone could hope to cram into three hours. I only wish that Ghungroo were running another week, so that I could recommend that you all go and see it. Unfortunately, it was a limited engagement...
Ghungroo's comedy skits were slightly weaker, and those outside the sphere of South Asian cultural life may have felt left out of the jokes about parental attitudes and arranged-marriage fiascoes, but the pieces were well-acted and offered an interesting look into modern South Asian American life. Another notable act which sought to bridge the gap between the traditional and the contemporary worlds was the poetry reading by Sonali Bose '98, excerpted from the upcoming compilation Conversations with the New Race on the Block and acted out silently by cast members. Several of Bose's pieces, such...
...students, most of whom are affiliated with the minority group ALANA (African Americans, Latin Americans, Asian Americans and Native Americans), took over the Goodell Building Monday morning to protest what they see as a lack of progress at UMass in addressing several longstanding minority student concerns...