Word: asianized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...problem is, what Madonna gave us isn't Hindu (or Indian or even South Asian) culture. Instead she gave us ritualistic verses and dance steps ripped completely out of context. I admire Madonna and respect her efforts to expand our collective cultural experience. Unfortunately, by using her artistic license to syncretize Hindu and South Asian cultural elements with the Western performance culture, Madonna ran the risk of trivializing the faith of others. What began as a well-intentioned impulse to enrich our multicultural milieu backfired by alienating the very people whose traditions she was attempting to introduce to the general...
...should distinguish here between religious and cultural traditions. The latter are much more easily syncretized, with much less chance of causing insult or offense. South Asian culture is, in fact, an amalgam of all sorts of different constituent traditions. And Anglo-American culture has successfully managed to incorporate elements of South Asian culture in the past. The Beatles, for example, were influenced heavily by the music of the great sitar player, Ravi Shankar. We all know about the therapeutic powers of yoga--and, for better or worse, the teachings of Deepak Chopra. No Doubt's Gwen Stefani is oft-seen...
...into recession; they plunge headfirst over the cliff, faster than a fund manager can hit the redial button on his phone. Now that Russia's finances have imploded, the worriers are turning their attention to the other onetime communist colossus grappling with economic reform: China. Since the once vaunted "Asian miracle" has taken on the aura of a curse, a lot of investors and governments are asking if the People's Republic of China will be the next to fall...
...currency turmoil that hit Southeast Asian countries in mid-1997 was initially expected to last only a few months. More than a year down the road, the turmoil has spread throughout the world. No one has really benefited except possibly the currency traders and share-market speculators...
Your item "Should Investors Tee Off?" [PERSONAL TIME: YOUR MONEY, Aug. 31], about a new golf investment fund, incorrectly said, "Asia's woes have been a drag on...Family Golf Centers." Family Golf has no Asian exposure. We operate more than 100 stand-alone golf driving ranges, exclusively in the U.S. and Canada. Perhaps the fact that the firm was founded by two highly successful Asian Americans--Dominic Chang and Krishnan Thampi--somehow confused you. Family Golf's recent share-price slide has more to do with the overall weakness in the small-capitalization market than the economic Asian...