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...physically diminished self. During two years in the hospital, among his challenges was coping with what the folks who fashioned prosthetic legs drolly called "stubbies." When Puller went to be fitted for the first time, the designer, himself a double amputee, told him, "We are all out of Caucasian legs, Lieutenant, but if you don't mind, we can fit you with some nice Negro ones." Puller was never able to walk with artificial legs of any color; he resigned himself to using a wheelchair. Accepting his disability wasn't easy, but he had the help of his courageous wife...
...precocious as they come. Based on the author's own childhood, it told of a first-generation Chinese-American misfit named Kai Ting who struggles to grow up in a predominantly black San Francisco neighborhood. The youngster stands up to the ghetto's bullies and his Caucasian stepmother, who imposes a harsh Americanization regimen that bans Chinese language and customs. Out of these fresh and dramatic materials Lee fashioned a winning novel, and after this successful debut, he quit his day job as an attorney to write full time...
Incidentally, my rooming group for next year will likely contain two Asians, two Hispanics, one Black and one Caucasian. But in the interest of furthering your relentless search for racial discord. I kindly request that you overlook this trivial detail. Kenneth...
...smarter and savvier companies are now targeting other ethnic minorities. Chinese, Vietnamese and Koreans, among the fastest-growing and most prosperous newcomers, are prized immigrant markets. More than 32% of Asian-American households earn an income of $50,000 or more, contrasted with 29% of Caucasian families. Last year those Asian households spent $120 billion on goods and services. Hispanics, who spend $180 billion, are also eagerly pursued. Since 1983, spending on Hispanic media, such as the TV station Telemundo and the newspaper La Opinion, has more than tripled, to $224 million. Immigrants fly back and call home often...
...case you're wondering, the sperm bank people are no racists. They now have a surfeit of Caucasian donors and are looking for "ethnicities" and "mixed people...