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...Laboratory for Asian Innovation "Asia's Great Science Experiment" [Oct. 30] reported that Asian countries, especially Japan, are newly enamored with the wonders of science. Scientific innovations have great ability to untangle the painful complexities of human life. But it seems that's not researchers' primary aim. Instead of pursuing humanitarian goals, science has become a tool for maintaining the rapid tempo of business globalization. In countries like India, scientific research has a vast but untapped potential for raising the living standards of the lower classes. Asian scientists, however, see the Indian marketplace as a battleground for big brands, which...
Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) A native of Japan, Hirono became a U.S. citizen in 1959, the year Hawaii gained statehood. She's got a clubmate in former Republican Albio Sires (D., N.J.), who was born in Cuba...
Sony released the Playstation 3 in Japan on November 11. That was last Saturday. By Thursday Japanese import units had already made their way halfway around the world to New York City's Chinatown, where they were available for a 100% markup - and they were selling. That's how high the demand is for Sony's new video game machine: people would actually pay double the price to get it one day early...
...much more socioeconomically and educationally advantaged. Efforts to reduce the numbers of Asians in colleges, mostly directed toward East Asians, end up penalizing Southeast Asians, Golden writes in the book. Beyond the Southeast Asian/East Asian divide, there are historical factions within the groups. Until only a few generations ago, Japan and China were bitter enemies (see sidebar); now, they’ve been bound together in a designation that, while useful for political reasons, is somewhat meaningless in other, important cultural ways. As far as making a stronger Asian-American voice heard on campus, to the extent that...
From Chile to Japan, Harvard students traveled the globe last year for thesis research, internships, recreation and income. Last night, some shared their experiences and exhibited their artistry in more familiar surroundings. The Office of International Programs held its third annual International Photo Contest, awarding prizes to undergraduates for photos taken abroad. “You say ‘I went to Venezuela, I went to Tibet,’ and it can be difficult to share that with people,” said Giorgio D. DiMauro, assistant director of the Office of International Programs, who has headed...