Word: ethnics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...They were typical Latin macho guys," the student said. "People in the Harvard community are not used to that type of person. There's a real class difference and an ethnic difference...
...which is a fancy way of saying that Levine manages to say a lot about the role of ethnic groups in politics, especially at a time when the conventional melting-pot wisdom has it that ethnic differences are growing ever less important as a political force. Indeed, it's tempting to compare Levine to Frank Skeffington, the endearingly roguish Irish political boss who cheerfully dominates everyone around him in Edwin O'Connor's classic The Last Hurrah. On the surface, it works. Like Skeffington, Levine has an acute awareness of his culture, and uses it to full advantage--although...
...after concluding all this I went back to my editor prepared to defend my choice of a book to review. So what if I didn't get some of the jokes or pick up some of the fine ethnic nuances or understand the particularly Jewish outlook of the minor characters. So what, I planned to say, it doesn't matter because, you see, Levine is no mere ethnic, he talks about so many common experiences like pride and happiness, anyone can understand. The old Levy's Rye ad came to mind. You really don't have to be Jewish...
...subtle and more sophisticated--but no less effective--means of according racial preference than the Davis program. A facial intent to discriminate, however, is evident in petitioner's [UCDavis] preference and not denied in this case. No such facial infirmity exists in an admission program where race or ethnic background is simply one element... in the selection process...
...uncultivated jungle. Officially, the relocations are voluntary. Says one Communist official: "We try to persuade them." Maybe. But during their Saigon stay, members of the U.S. delegation observed a squad of Vietnamese soldiers, armed with AK-47 assault rifles, descending on Cholon to round up a truckload of ethnic Chinese for no apparent reason...