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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Asian-Americans, the reality of inner-city crime, drug use and poverty is testified to by the Chinatowns, Korea-towns, and Vietnamese and Cambodian neighborhoods that lie in the heart of some of America's largest cities. The lives of Asian immigrants are scarred by the same kinds of racism that have welcomed all "ethnics" to this country...

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: Defining `Minority' | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

...triumphantly, or be welcomed so deliriously? Yet day after day, as the leaden skies of late autumn began turning to dusk, the crowds beneath the statue of St. Wenceslas in downtown Prague kept growing, in size and in confidence. By late last week they had swelled into the largest protests in Czechoslovakia's history: a half million chanting, shouting, horn- honking people, all bent on ousting the repressive rule of Communist Party leader Milos Jakes. They achieved their primary objective in just eight days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East-West: Our Time Has Come | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

...There will be trouble in the party if V.P. Singh is not elected prime minister," said Jaipal Reddy of Janata Dal, or People's Party, largest of the five parties in the National Front...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gandhi Resigns as India's Prime Minister | 11/30/1989 | See Source »

...Crimson's most striking aspect this season was revealed when the starting lineups were being announced--youth. The team, Bernal's largest ever with 50 members, is comprised mostly of freshmen and sophomores...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Aquamen Destroy Brown in Home Opener | 11/29/1989 | See Source »

This is true, but it is irrelevant to a discussion of whether Israel is violating democratic principles. If the U.S. is to continue to grant Israel the largest portion of its foreign aid, we ought to assess the strength of its commitment to democracy...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Israel's Worst Best Friends | 11/29/1989 | See Source »

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