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...Ethnic studies should not overlook the sociological factors that underpin ethnicity...
Discrimination is only one of these factors. We should not overlook two others: assimilation and intermarriage. Ethnic identities are not permanent essences. They are--as social theorists would say--social constructs that pass away with certain structural factors. Black identity, which did not exist before the economic and political institution of slavery, is sustained by continuing socio-economic disadvantage and de facto segregation. Other ethnic identities, by contrast, are inevitably diluted as members of these groups move into suburbs, rise up the socio-economic ladder, attend college, and intermarry. This is what happened to the ethnic identities of descendants...
...this point, we're taking it just one game at a time," Schoyer said. "We can't afford to overlook anyone. We're sort of walking on pins and needles...
Opponents of immigration often overlook the contributions of immigrants to the economy, he said...
Although I hold that it is the continual pressure from the student groups which serves as the primary motivation for action, it is not my intention to completely overlook the efforts of numerous members of the administration, staff, and faculty who have played significant roles in bringing Harvard to where it now stands. Many of these initiatives, however, remain in an embryonic state...