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...exchange history. Earnings from the stock offering will fund new PetroChina/CNPC projects across the world. And one of the company’s chief growth areas is Sudan, where it has allied with the government of Omar al-Bashir, whose regime is engaged in a systematic effort to exterminate ethnic minorities...
Commander Daniel Maher, Pennington's current supervisor, attributes her success to her ability to communicate across cultures--military, medical or ethnic. But Pennington credits her leadership skills to the inspiration she receives from others and her desire to give something back. "It wasn't always easy to balance a military career and raising a family," she says. "But I have always tried to do something for someone else every day. People inspire you, and you inspire them, and after 21 years I can look back and say, 'Things are better because I cared. I know I made a difference...
...campus. “It’s really about appreciating the diversity,” Seth R. Flaxman ’08 said about the event. “Most don’t realize what sorts of diversity there are [in Israel]—religious, political, ethnic, national.” While Benjamin A. Lerner ’11 said he was drawn to iFest because of the free food, he acknowledged a more serious motivation. “I want to show my support for the state of Israel,” Lerner added. For Shira...
...three-zee-plus”) may sound like a codename for some kind of top-secret underground organization, but it refers to a musical group that doesn’t hold any secrets about its desire to bring together a unique repertoire in the face of ethnic and linguistic barriers.The name stands for “three zithers plus percussion,” a zither ensemble whose members hail from Germany, Alaska, Taiwan, and Japan. IIIZ+ performed a free concert on Wednesday, Oct. 17 in the Tsai Auditorium at the Center for Government and International Studies.The zither is a large...
...course, on the other hand, many Asians also fail to fit a purely assimilationist model. The Chinatowns, Koreatowns and Japantowns that have sprung up in major cities nationwide attest to the spirit of ethnic cohesion and preservation, especially among the most recent arrivals who want to reside close to people of similar backgrounds. Asian soft culture is even infiltrating the American fabric in turn, one greasy Chinese take-out restaurant at a time. However, ethnic enclaves and organizations do not explain why white, American culture has quite so much influence in shaping the values and thoughts of subsequent Asian immigration...