Word: non-asian
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...great social movements begin, so this one did with an online petition to show just how mad some Asian-Americans (hereafter Asians), were. And they were mad. According to one thoughtful signer, if a non-Asian wears the shirt, “s/he’s just EXTRA racist. But either ways [sic], whoever made/sell/buys the shirt should be shameful of themself! [sic]” Aside from the gripping prose this author employs, I can’t help but notice and wonder how one might be “extra” racist. But more importantly...
...going to smell," when her mom served fragrant dishes like lamb biryani for dinner. But at Villanova University in Philadelphia, Ahmed found friends from all different backgrounds who welcomed diversity and helped her, she says, become "a good balance of East meets West." Now 23, she and her non-Asian roommates threw a party to mark the Islamic holiday 'Id al-Fitr in November, then threw another for Christmas?which her family never celebrated. "I chose to embrace both holidays instead of segregating myself to one," she says...
...have received lots of positive feedback on the book. Hsu said that many of the essayists said they are pleased with the book, and that several professors have already added it to their syllabi. He said that young Asian Americans, their parents and non-Asian Americans alike have also responded favorably...
...people know sake as a hot, often medicinal drink served at Japanese restaurants. But the rice wine is breaking out of its place in the U.S. as a mere sushi sidekick. More refined artisanal and premium sakes, served chilled, have been turning up on the wine lists of top non-Asian restaurants. In New York City the wine list at the posh French-inspired Chanterelle features a wide variety of sakes. In San Francisco, sake is paired with the smoked meats at Memphis Minnie's Barbecue and is sold at a sake-only retail store, True Sake, which stocks more...
...representative of the local community. “We recruit in the projects near our school,” he tells me. Some 97 percent of the pupils at TEAM Academy are African-American; the rest are Latino. Indeed, the beneficiaries of KIPP schools nationwide are primarily lower-income non-Asian minorities...