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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Asian-Americans who force the public to address the diversity and unique problems of the Asian-Americans population are actually helping to dispel two stereotypes: one saying that we are all successful and another saying that we are all silent...

Author: By Beong-soo Kim, | Title: The Myth of (Asian) America | 1/6/1993 | See Source »

...they would say if one of their children had a gay friend. In the human-sexuality course he teaches in Alexandria, Virginia, Larry Gaudreault concentrates on the accumulating evidence that sexual orientation may be in some measure biologically determined rather than a freely chosen "life-style." "We try to dispel the myth that homosexuality develops later in life as a result of one's environment," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jack And Jack and Jill and Jill | 12/14/1992 | See Source »

...hospital spokesperson Martin S. Bander said yesterday that at the key event in question, a June 1988 press conference on Retin A, Drake merely sought to dispel media hype claiming Retin A was a miracle drug which could take 20 years off a person's appearance...

Author: By Ivan Oransky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Prof. Was 'Up Front' With Company Ties | 11/25/1992 | See Source »

...notes. Always send one if an employer has taken time to see you at his workplace. Besides thanking him for the interview, reemphasize any point you feel may have been especially important. Also, if the employer showed any doubts about your background, follow up with points which would help dispel any doubts...

Author: By Marc Cosentino, OFFICE OF CAREER SERVICES | Title: Be Prepared | 10/9/1992 | See Source »

...series of discoveries made this summer on Israel's Mediterranean coast by a Harvard expedition will likely dispel some widely held perceptions about the ancient Philistines...

Author: By Emily J. Tsai, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Dig Explores Israeli Coast | 10/7/1992 | See Source »

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