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...nation's demographic composition - is an important factor in deciding what we buy. So added to our mix of Frappuccinos and Burger King Whoppers comes an array of ethnic restaurants and markets giving consumers more variety than ever before. "Thirty or forty years ago the average person hadn't eaten in a Chinese restaurant," says Diane Schmidley, a demographer and associate at the Reston, Va.-based American Consumer Institute. "That's a consumer choice that changed just because the chance became available...
...diagnosed with the disorder. Although statistics aren't available on just how many Americans over 50 suffer from anorexia, therapists and rehabilitation centers that specialize in eating disorders report that every year, they're ministering to more middle-aged and older patients, mostly women. The condition strikes people across ethnic and economic lines. Says Margo Maine, a psychotherapist and an eating-disorder specialist based in West Hartford, Conn., and a co-author of The Body Myth: Adult Women and the Pressure to Be Perfect (Wiley; 2005): "Anorexia is an equal-opportunity disease...
...answer is not to return to religion and Protestant values. No matter how much some conservatives may wish it, that era is over. William F. Buckley, still shamelessly venerated by the conservative establishment, opposed meritocratic admissions for racial and ethnic minorities at Yale in 1967 when he ran a guerilla campaign to obtain a seat on the Yale Corporation (he lost). Being a minority, I, like many others, am indebted to the liberal revolution...
Despite its commitment to ethnic diversity, Harvard’s annual “Cultural Rhythms” dance festival has always excluded one group: those who can’t dance, won’t dance, or have always been too scared to try. Last Saturday, those who had previously been restricted to watching foreign dance-styles from the sidelines were given the unique opportunity to actually participate in them. For the first annual “International Dance Workshop,” organized by the Chinese Students Association (CSA), student representatives from five cultural dance groups gathered...
...think most of the people who came in third place [last year] were ethnic minorities,” Campillo said. “Now there’s only one Latino on the council, as opposed to two last year...