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...introversion faded. "It took many years to reverse itself," Ho says. At the same time, his brothers say, he grew less temperamental and developed his legendary tranquillity. When colleagues threw a tantrum, Ho gently offered advice from Chinese philosophers. One of his favorites is the Taoist sage Lao-tzu, who said, "The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world...
...means of bringing attention to ethnic concerns, the flyer also served to solidify and coordinate support among Harvard ethnic organizations. The subsequent formation of the "Coalition of Diversity" included the Asian American Association (AAA), Black Students Association (BSA), Carribean Club, Harvard African Students Association, Japan Society, Korean Students' Association, LaO, Raza and the Society of Arab students...
...Cahn, Bert I. Huang, and Mark Wu from Currier; Natan J. Leyva from Dudley; Bryan M. Hooks and Jessica E. Nord from Dunster; Gregory M. Ku, Joshua M. Sabloff, and Elizabeth A. Urban from Eliot; Thaddeus B. Kousser and Patrick I. Purdon from Kirkland; John D. Heller and Eugenia Lao from Leverett; Swaine L. Chen, Steven A. Engel, and Michael J. Puri from Lowell; Jill A. Corcoran, Anne O. Decker, and Michael I. Schwartz from Mather; Emerson H. Liu, Sanjay Shetty, and Canh P. Vu from Pforzheimer; Barak Ben Gal, Manjul Bhargava, Kiran S. Kedlaya, Lenhard Lee Ng, Thinh...
Colonel Charles Shelton was the last official Vietnam War POW: the one missing American still designated as being alive by the Pentagon. Shot down during a reconnaissance mission over northern Laos on April 29, 1965, the 33- year-old pilot managed to parachute safely from his RF-101C jet and make radio contact with his home base after he hit the ground. But he was grabbed by Pathet Lao fighters and vanished. Unable to verify his fate, the Air Force listed Shelton as "known captured alive" for 29 years...
There are now five major Latin American clubs recognized at Harvard: LaO, Raza, Latinas Unidas, the Harvard Forum on Hispanic Affairs and the newest addition, CAUSA. All are for distinct groups: Puerto Ricans, Hispanic women, Chicanos, politically involved Hispanics and Cuban-Americans...