Word: particularized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...editorial had been merely an attack on the Asian American Association, addressing legitimate problems of the group and explaining how Asian Americans should improve race relations here at Harvard--and in America--then the problem would have been only between the writer and that particular group...
...organizations. In reality, culture is a result of shared experience, and social interaction is often a reflection of cultural norms. Cultural activities should not be "just a show" to be viewed by outsiders but also a celebration of experience by those participating. Social interaction occurs amongst individuals of a particular ethnic group as an enunciation of particular means of communication. For example, those who do not know the degree of respect given to elders and the responsibilities of older persons toward their juniors in Confucian cultures will not understand that "adopting a little brother" is an expression of cultural heritage...
...forming a sports team and holding card-game nights. Hsia fails to point out that these suggestions were one part of a comprehensive platform including strengthening political voice, increasing cultural activities, and aiding in the International Relations Council's Model United Nations Conferences. Additionally, the program emphasis of one particular leadership group varies over time, and it is unfair to assume that one type of activity represents the entire purpose of the organization...
Young says masters from the 1950s set the tone for their houses. Young in particular noted Finley and Master Eliot Perkins of Lowell as "the classic masters of Harvard legend." The pair even battled one another from their courtyard domains in a long-standing rivlarly...
...particular crowd pleaser for Rhein was an observation about airplane bathrooms. "When you're going to the bathroom on a plane, here's a question, where does it go?" Rhein asked. "If it's staying in the plane, whose luggage is it next to?...`That used to be a blue suitcase,'" he quipped...