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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...students who attend the Stanford Middle School in the Los Altos neighborhood of Long Beach, Calif., 34% are Hispanic, 22% Asian, 23% Caucasian, 17% African American, 3% Filipino and 2% either Pacific Islander or Native American. More than 75% qualify for the free or reduced-cost lunch program, thus enabling Stanford to receive federal funding under Title I. Because the district allows parents to choose their children's schools, only about one-third of the students reside in the neighborhood; the others arrive on 16 buses. When Stanford's rainbow coalition gets off those buses, it is a vision...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOW TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN HOW TO WELL | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

...fact, originally, the show's title was "The Mystery Files of Shelby Wink," and the lead was designed for a Caucasian. It was only after the show was taped with a Caucasian lead that it turned out not to be to Nickelodeon's liking, so the station opened the casting to all ethnicities...

Author: By Olivia Ralston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Senior Stars in Nickelodeon Show, Graces This Week's 'TV Guide' | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

While the United States Navy subsidizes minority registration with the National Marrow Donor Program and caucasians must pay $50, the Kuo drive attained minority drive status, which allows for every 10 minorities who register, one caucasian to register for free. As a result of this and of money raised by the Chinese Students Association and others, no one paid the registration fee last week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Unites For Kuo | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

...said it was unusual for a Caucasian person to possess such a good match to Alan's genetic make-up but surmised that she probably had some Asian blood...

Author: By Aby. Fung and Laura E. Rosenbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Friends Crusade for Marrow Match | 9/22/1997 | See Source »

...longtime Leonard fan--as a teenager he was busted for boosting a copy of The Switch from a bookstore--Tarantino chose to film Rum Punch first. But he not only retitled the story, he also moved its location from Florida to California and changed the main character from a Caucasian to an African American. Phoning Leonard earlier this year, Tarantino confessed that he had been hesitant to call because of the alterations. But Leonard, who praises the young auteur's understanding of criminals and casually realistic dialogue, says he told him, "You're the filmmaker--use what you want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BACK IN THE ACTION | 8/18/1997 | See Source »

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