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...name." Recruiting at top Chinese universities, Leonhardt would show the swoosh and the bitten apple, logos the students readily recognize as Nike's and Apple's. "But when I showed them the red bull's-eye--silence," he says. He compensates by showing them Target's rank in the Fortune 500 (33rd...
...true that here on campus being Asian American lumps you in more than sets you apart. The usual guess is that any given Asian American has perfect SATs plus or minus a few questions, the best high school rank plus or minus a few spots, and (of course) closet talent as concert pianist/violinist/flutist. Usually your guess is spot-on. Yet, despite the ease with which we can imagine homogeneity in this crowd of black-haired, brown-eyed boys and girls, the categorization is deceptive in its simplicity...
...Census divides the Asian population into 11 major constituencies: Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Pakistani, and Thai. Several groups dominate this pool: The Chinese alone comprise almost a quarter of the Asian demographic, and Filipinos make up just under a fifth. Asian Indians rank third at 16 percent, the Vietnamese and Koreans hold 11% each, and Japanese make up an additional 8 percent. In contrast, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Pakistani, and Thai Asians each comprise under 2 percent of the Asian population...
...almost goes without saying that “Magic†does not live up to the standards set by “Born To Run,†“Greetings From Asbury Park,†or any of the several other classic Springsteen records that rank among the greatest of all time. Regardless, “Magic†is full of highly enjoyable rock songs, the kind that will make for a phenomenal live show. And from a man who’s been continuously releasing great music since 1973, that’s more...
...Bush." Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister often cited as the ideal bridge-building vice-presidential pick, was in no hurry to see his brethren break away. "The fact that a few people talk about a third party doesn't mean that they are the rank and file...