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...rather, an old one that has been revived: the principle of democratic legitimacy. The Lithuanians are right to do what they did because it was an elected government, created by consent of the governed, that decided in the name of the people to secede. It is the democratic origin of that decision, not its historical antecedents, that makes it right...
Following the 1965 Immigration Act, which abolished restrictive quotas based on national origin, Asians migrated to the U.S. in increasing numbers. Many of these newcomers were well-educated professionals attracted to an economy that promised greater opportunity for them and their families. The sons and daughters of this "brain-drain" wave of immigration comprise a large part of today's college-age Asian Americans...
...history of Asian-Americans, Strangers from a Different Shore, Ronald Takaki describes the view that people of the majority culture often take of immigrants. He writes, "What is stressed in the host society is not the individuality of the newcomers but their alien origin, the qualities they share with one another as strangers...
...these fields, African Studies, stands as a case in point. Although the African continent contains more than 40 countries and is the origin of countless aspects of American culture, the field remains largely neglected at Harvard. Interestingly enough, Africa--unlike Eastern Europe, for instance--holds little opportunity for American investment and Western economic expansion. It seems no coincidence that Africa, which receives largely negative media attention, is not targeted as a top priority for the University's capital campaign...
ESSAY: Even Darwin could not explain life's origin...