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Social assimilation may lag behind political participation, since it is easier to vote than face possible backlash by moving into an Anglo neighborhood. Moreover, Hispanics can remain in ethnic enclaves even as they move up economically. The bigger communities in fact have begun to spawn middle-class suburbs. Sweetwater, Fla., in Dade County, is a city of solid ranch-style homes with red tiled roofs and, frequently, Buicks and Cadillacs * parked in the driveways; it is populated primarily by Hispanics...
Five of the six essays included were written in 1984 at the latest. This lag is not surprising, given the time it takes to produce such an attractive and largely error-free publication. More notable is the exception to this time frame a quite excellent paper on the fat Middle Ages. Interestingly, the paper was handed in January to Professor Ozment, identified by the Crimson as a major source of funding for the Forum (and identified in the magazine's acknowledgements only by his administrative title, Dean for Undergraduate Education). The President and Fellows of the Forum would do well...
American auto-industry experts say that the biggest task facing the Koreans will be to manufacture cars that meet U.S. standards. Despite remarkable strides in the past few years, Korean automakers still lag behind Japan and the U.S. in quality production. The fits and finishes on Canada's Pony, for example, are below par. Says Chrysler Vice Chairman Gerald Greenwald: "They've got the will. The question is if they have the ability." Hyundai officials admit they have a long way to go. Said H.B. Suh, an executive at the plant in Ulsan: "We are still trying to improve...
...compensate for gaps in the conventional curriculum. General Electric's manager of management education, James Baughman, for one, says, "There is vast illiteracy on business-school faculties" in both the mechanics of advanced technology and its management implications. Says a Texas Instruments executive: "As technology changes, universities tend to lag one to three years behind what's happening in the workplace...
...increased, regulators have begun cracking down harder. They are beginning to expect the unexpected. Says James Boland, deputy comptroller of the currency: "It's always the dog you don't see that bites you. We're not out of trouble yet because banks always tend to lag behind the economy." The comptroller's office is now examining the books of large banks two or three times a year, instead of just once. As a further incentive for prudence, the FDlC's Isaac has proposed that the premiums banks pay to the agency for deposit insurance...