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...ought not displace the diversity in the group. While often it is easy to look at our peers and see a representation of a "model minority," Asian-Americans are far from a monolithic block. Filipino-Americans, the second largest Asian American population in the U.S. after those of Chinese descent, are under-represented at Harvard. Hmong-Americans, which constitute the fastest growing Asian-American group in the U.S., have a poverty rate of 64.5 percent--greater than any other racial or ethnic minority...
...under him previously. On his earlier watch, the company did indeed hum. He dumped unprofitable subsidiaries and added new specialty magazines. He took Digest public in 1990, and in three years revenues shot up, to $2.9 billion from $2 billion. But when he left in 1994, the company's descent had already begun...
...that really hooks the audience in," he says. "You're talking the average Joe and putting him on TV, creating a closer link between audience and show." Or perhaps it's simply the undefinable thrill of watching Evelyn from Tulsa drop her "Plinko" chip and following its bouncing descent towards the $5,000 slot...
Nearly 40 percent are minorities. African Americans comprise 23.3 percent of the district, Americans of Hispanic descent 10.6 percent and Asian Americans almost 6 percent...
...students] will realize that you'redifferent--they'll accept that--but it doesn't getthrough, there's no action," says Narayana, who isof Indian descent...