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...Irish and Italians who had landed earlier. The Asian immigrants' distinctive physiognomy may have made it more difficult for them to blend in, but at the same time, their high education and skill levels allowed them quicker entrée into the middle class. Instead of clustering tightly in urban ethnic enclaves, they spread out into suburbia, where they were often isolated. And it was there that their kids, now 20 to 40 years old, grew up, straddling two worlds?the traditional domain their recently arrived parents sought to maintain at home and the fast-changing Western culture of the society...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Between Two Worlds | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

...classic model might show a steady drift over time, depicting a slow-burn Americanization, taking as long as two or three generations. The more recent Asian-American curve, however, looks almost like the path of a boomerang: early isolation, rapid immersion and assimilation and then a re-appreciation of ethnic roots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Between Two Worlds | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

...otherwise modest power an influential voice at the G-8 and international institutions like the United Nations. But those halcyon days are ending. Canada is losing ground - and influence - to competitors overseas, and some worry that the country's safe, even smug society could fall prey to the same ethnic tensions that afflict Europe and the U.S. Meanwhile, the lingering threat of secession from the French-speaking province of Quebec has been given new life by the recent election of a determined young separatist named André Boisclair to lead the province's still formidable sovereign party. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada's Political Ice Storm | 1/7/2006 | See Source »

...good, but, unfortunately, the video screen is like a cockroach in a Dunster bathroom. It just keeps coming back. For those living under a rock—why haven’t you thrown that rock through the video display—the bank has virtually imprisoned a multi-ethnic band of salespeople behind a pane of glass at its new Square branch. These hawkers rotate regularly, shouting at passersby at all hours of the day and night. Perhaps Sovereign thinks if it scares the people walking in front of the deserted bank at night, people will fear muggings...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: The State of the Square | 1/4/2006 | See Source »

...general suggestions. “The open comments tend to come back more related to products than overall dining,” she said. “It’s almost always a specific food item request.” The most common requests were for more authentic ethnic cuisine, “homestyle foods,” vegetarian entrees, and seafood. “We had a lot of people say they’re interested in fish,” said Snyder, adding that HUDS hopes to add more mahi-mahi to the spring menu, which...

Author: By Sam Teller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HUDS Survey Shows Satisfaction | 1/3/2006 | See Source »

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