Word: assimilationism
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Is a strategy of terrorist attacks on civilians acceptable or effective? No. Absolutely not. Is it practical to hope that any culture can thrive these days without assimilation to the West, and in particular to America? Probably not. But perhaps to someone like bin Laden, a massive and tragic extermination...
For beautiful and interesting excursions, the country outside Jinghong provides endless choices. Walkers can enjoy jungle jaunts along the Mekong and through Dai or Hani villages (see DETOUR). The main draw is the cultural diversity of tribal minorities. Predominantly populated by the Buddhist Dai, Banna is ethnically linked to the...
UNDER COVER: Kenji Yoshino, a gay Asian-American law professor at Yale, is outraged by the way that people of minority cultures are encouraged, or ordered, to hide cultural trademarks such as cornrows or yarmulkes. PW reports that Random House has purchased a book called "Covering: An Assault on Assimilation...
But what really worries Hispanic leaders is that many newcomers don't seem to want to participate. For whatever reason--longer waits, higher application fees, cultural factors that work against assimilation--a smaller and smaller portion of new immigrants are even trying to become citizens. Some Latino politicians blame bilingualism...
Having won admiring reviews for his first novel, The Intuitionist (1999), Colson Whitehead must now face the higher hurdle of a literary career: a second novel, which, unlike its predecessor, will confront enhanced expectations and thus the possibility of falling short. If this prospect ever intimidated Whitehead, no hint of...