Word: koreans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...very supportive of Dean Epps," said Austin W. So '96, conference chair of AAA and political chair of the Korean Students Association. "He's very caring about students...
...think I missed something. Last time I checked, Japanese was the national (and cultural, if you'd like) language of Japan. Chinese was the national and cultural language of China. Korean, Vietnamese, and other East Asian languages represent national tongues...
Assuming a Black student speaks "jive" is not the same as assuming a Chinese American student speaks Chinese. Neither the letter nor Cheng explicitly said that Epps ever, for example, addressed a Korean student in Japanese, although it vaguely refers to a greeting made "so insensitive" by Epps to a Filipino student. Admittedly, the latter would be an insensitive error, in certain contexts. But it hardly even approaches the suggestion that "jive" is a Black national or cultural language and that students should be greeted...
...business had sprung up where hundreds were destroyed last spring. It was because this particular store is financed, owned and operated by African Americans. That should not seem surprising in a predominantly black neighborhood, but in fact almost all the grocery stores in the area are owned by Korean Americans, a situation that has become increasingly politically charged. "This is black people doing something for ourselves," says Mom & Pop manager Myra Allen of the alcohol- free shop, which was funded with $500,000 from Los Angeles' Brotherhood Crusade Black United Fund Inc. "We always talk about what we are going...
...Koreans were not the only students participating in the rally. Larry W. Cheng '96, a Chinese American, student who protested, said, "This isn't a Japanese-Korean issue. It's about racial prejudice, hatred and ignorance. It should be every decant human being's concern...