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...only path toward assimilation. As the number of North Koreans living in the South has grown, support networks have too. The government has created work and study programs geared toward North Koreans, and churches help by providing practical information and coaching to cope with culture shock. Dozens of civic groups are also trying to raise awareness or fight for North Korean defectors' rights and several North Korean newspapers, radio channels and associations have been set up in the past few years. Kang's 18-year-old niece, who arrived in South Korea in June, is already studying English, math...
...educated elite.” In truth, about half of the membership has undergraduate or advanced degrees. Most of its members couldn’t be categorized as populist by most rubrics—they want to live their lives as they privately see fit. Their participation in a civic movement is an ironic last resort. Although members are predominantly white and above age 50, the movement is comprised of an eclectic mix of Ron Paul libertarians, George W. Bush social conservatives, hangovers from the 1992 Perot campaign, and states’ right-ers agitated by the mere idea...
...ended 2009 with a 74-day supply of the Civic and a 68-day supply of the Accord. And indeed, both models were strong performers in January, in what was otherwise a subpar month. So the automaker not only gets an opportunity to reap a windfall in sales; it also can liquidate excess inventory without adjusting production levels or resorting to incentives. Supplies of its Pilot SUV and Odyssey minivan are about normal, and only its popular CRV crossover is in short supply...
...This is a terrific appointment and we at the Law School are proud of her,” said HLS Dean Martha Minow, who taught Koh in a civic procedure class during Koh’s time at the Law School...
...veterans of the women’s basketball team (9-6, 0-1 Ivy) this season, but on Thursday night it was a pair of freshmen who stepped up in Harvard’s 96-52 loss to No. 15/16 Florida State (17-3, 3-1 ACC) at Tucker Civic Center...