Word: bushido
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...Starring Tom Cruise as an American civil war veteran hired to train Japan’s first modern army and Ken Watanabe, it is a film intent on celebrating the samurai way of life, which is governed by the principles of its honor-based moral code, “bushido...
...model minority myth" was a great example of what young white Harvard men can do when they put their minds to it (Column, April 21). Let us relive that wonderful column, reminiscent of the best Orientalist days of Rudyard Kipling and James Clavell: "It looks like the Bushido spirit is alive and well. (Bushido refers to the Japanese warrior ethic.) Based on the recent public debate surrounding the portrayal of minorities in the media, it is not clear whether the use of the word is appropriate…[But] bushido does invoke images of strength and combat, not math...
Regardless of whether or not one agrees with the discrimination charges against Temple Bar, all readers should take offense at Noah D. Oppenheim's "Bushido at the Bar" (column, April 21). To answer Oppenheim's question, one reason why Harvard students "cry racism" might be because racism need not be overt for it to be present and offensive in a particular situation. It can be subtle; it can be institutionalized; and it can even appear within his column. Before Oppenheim presumes to surmise how "grateful" the Asian American Association (AAA) should be at his efforts to analyze the situation...
...thing, they've found themselves locked in a mortal struggle with a cartoon character. Then, last Tuesday, a group of Asian-law students were forced to wait for a table at Temple Bar. Now they're fighting mad and there's talk of a boycott. It looks like the bushido spirit is alive and well...
...Bushido refers to the Japanese warrior ethic. Based on the recent public debate surrounding the portrayal of minorities in the media, it is not clear whether the use of the word is appropriate. Not all Asian-Americans are of Japanese descent. My use of the word in this context fails to appreciate the beautiful rainbow of ethnic diversity that exists under the Asian umbrella. On the other hand, bushido does invoke images of strength and combat, not math or science. Think samurai, not hairless. So, the Asian American Association (AAA) might actually be grateful...