Word: partings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think it is great that we are finally beginning to acknowledge the changing face of diversity and that people have the opportunity to identify all of themselves rather than just a selected part," writes Jasmine K. Waipa '02 in an e-mail message...
...progression of society should undoubtedly be accompanied by the realization that we're growing increasingly complex and most people don't fall under a general category," adds Waipa, who is part Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese and German. "Things aren't so black and white anymore...
Ethel B. Branch '01, whose mother is Navajo and whose father is part Spanish-Mexican, part Basque and part French, went to an all Native-American grade school in Arizona...
Adam P. Bailey '01, who is part Oklahoma Choctaw and part white, says he has never been torn about his identity but that people often don't realize that he is part Native American...
Many students interviewed say that perhaps the toughest problem they face is choosing which part of their identity they want to emphasize...