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...address the environmental problems that Lin laments, the designers featured at Project East operate as small luxury brands; most of the goods are made by hand, not in factories. In fact, most luxury goods are not mass-produced. Given this, it is hard to see how their goods contribute more to the smog problem in China than Nike’s sweatshops...
...beyond the “economics” and “social and environmental” issues of Project East, where is the human aspect? Lin doesn’t realize the importance of scholarships to children in China working in sweatshops, so I doubt that she would realize the importance of giving designers with true creative genius an opportunity to survive in such a difficult industry. These designers, especially ones that have just graduated, have tried so hard to pursue their passion, and Project East believes that their dedication should not go unnoticed. Consequently, we will continue with...
...Lin’s Econ paper on Project East fail to analyze the cost and benefit of the show? Regardless of the fact that her article makes points barely tangible to the event, Project East believes that the benefits of scholarships given to young children working in sweatshops by the Confucius Foundation far outweighs the problems facing those who “overspend” in East Asia. Charity is a central part of Project East and it is rude at best to trivialize this aspect...
Perhaps when she made the claim “As it relates to Asian designer labels and fashion in Asia more generally,” Lin led herself astray. She doesn’t notice that Asian designer labels and fashion in Asia are separate entities. At Project East, we showed designers from New York Fashion Week, who had Asian backgrounds. Perhaps Lin thought that these designers’ Asian backgrounds meant that they show in Shanghai, Tokyo, or Seoul and would thus affect consumption in such areas...
...meant that Fahey was required to pay approximately $6.7 million. Bloomberg News reported that the first time that Fahey sought a loan from Realty Financial Partners was in March 2001. Fahey is seeking approximately $20 million in damages, the amount he says he would have earned on the project. The defendants argued in court papers that because they were not directly involved in the investment’s management, state law shielded them from Fahey’s accusations. The Harvard Management Company’s outgoing president, Mohamed A. El-Erian, could not be reached for comment...