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...association, which has grown noticeably in size and activity over the past few years, wants to ensure that administrators--and others on campus--recognize the existence of a separate South Asian voice, distinct from that of the Asian-American Association...
Defining South Asians as a distinct group isn't always easy. The general definition, according to SAA members, incorporates natives of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives and Butan, as well as their descendants living...
Chiefly, she tapped the expertise of two groups that observe their subjects from distinct vantage points. Constitutional experts and royal historians, many of whom have written books, provided historical context. But it was photographers who had the most to tell, even if they didn't want their names seen in print. "If I want gossip, I don't go to a gossip columnist. I go to photographers," Martha says. "There're a number of them making a living from shooting the royal family. With their sharp and trained eyes, they know a great deal about personal habits...
...theme of Clinton's Washington tour was "I'll keep in touch" -- with the plain folk who helped carry him into office, with the Democrats on Capitol Hill who have been out of favor for years, and even with the Republicans who now find themselves in a distinct minority. It won't be easy: upon Inauguration, Presidents-elect slip helplessly into the protective cocoon of White House and Secret Service agents whether they like it or not. But certainly the speed with which Clinton moved about the city indicates that he will be, if anything, an even more energetic President...
Social patterns of conversation such as those used by Archie permit the random groupings of distinct populations to occur. With today's emphasis on ethnic pride, we should not tolerate such all-encompassing terms which tend to lump disparate groups together...