Word: kiang
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Lowell House is a clean, well-lit, centrally located building whose historic Russian bells ritually serenade its residents. Its courtyard has won architectural awards. The view from its tower is listed in the Michelin Guides as "spectacular." But Michelle Kiang '97 can't wait to leave. "Everyone keeps to themselves around here," says the Biochem concentrator. "Overall, it's very unfriendly...
...Nelson Y. Kiang, professor of physiology at the Medical School, bemoaned the lack of Asians in the upper levels of institutions. He gave MIT as an example...
...Throughout the entire East, the basic social unit is the family," said Kiang. "The social pressure is not to hype yourself but to be meek and self-effacing...
...response to a question on the stereotypes of Asians in academic Kiang replied that they exist...
...idea [of the HST Division] is to put people with analytical skills together with medical specialists," Kiang said. "It is a way to make the intellectual resources of the two schools work together...