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...Hometown Pride Your special report on Hong Kong dwelled on expatriates and returnees, perpetuating the misconception that the city's indigenous majority has no value to the city's development other than as its money-driven labor [June 18]. A city can never be great if the majority of its population is taught that everything good is foreign. The cosmopolitan city glamorized in your report is a city of cultural orphans brainwashed into becoming submissive to myriad foreign cultures that have been filtered through a colonial sieve. Pierce Lam, Hong Kong Gates...
...value of trees in our cities can truly be seen in places like my hometown, sometimes called Tree City, U.S.A. [July 2]. Taking in the view from the nearby mountains, I sometimes find it hard to believe that there's a city down there. On hot days, we're really thankful for all the shade. I hope that city planners everywhere can follow Pasadena's example...
...Hometown Pride Your special report on Hong Kong dwelled on expatriates and returnees, perpetuating the misconception that the city's indigenous majority has no value to the city's development other than its money-driven labor [June 18]. A city can never be great if the majority of its population is taught that everything good is foreign. The cosmopolitan city glamorized in your report is a city of cultural orphans brainwashed into becoming submissive to myriad foreign cultures that have been filtered through a colonial sieve. Pierce Lam, HONG KONG
...Rainbow Over Dallas I want to thank John Cloud for writing "The Lavender Heart of Texas," about Dallas' flourishing gay community [May 28]. I recently graduated from the University of Oklahoma and took a job in Dallas this year. I was leery of moving five hours from my hometown, but as a gay man, I felt I needed a community that was more accepting. As I've been questioning my decision, Cloud's article has helped put things into much better perspective. I'm definitely glad I chose to reside in this great city, and I look forward to contributing...
...days, however, the Marwaris have it all. Lakshmi Mittal, one of the world's richest men, was born in 1950 in a village 20 minutes drive north of Mandawa. And travel a similar distance to the east, to the village of Pilani, and you will find yourself in the hometown of the Birlas, one of India's most legendary business families. The Birlas and the Mittals, as well as countless other Marwari clans, share a common history. From the 19th century onwards, when the ancient Silk Road that crisscrossed Mandawa began to be eclipsed by the steamship and the railway...