Search Details

Word: salaam (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Very few Harvard students can claim that they formed a one-two offensive punch with Rasham Salaam, Colorado's star tailback, recently voted by sportswriters as the best college football player in the country...

Author: By Michael M. Luo, | Title: Breaking Asian-Americans the Mold | 2/1/1995 | See Source »

Cheng lived through the ultimate sports fantasy when he teamed with Salaam to lead La Jolla Country Day School to the California state football championship. Along the way, as a split end, Cheng had 25 catches with 10 touchdowns, averaging a whopping 35 yards per catch...

Author: By Michael M. Luo, | Title: Breaking Asian-Americans the Mold | 2/1/1995 | See Source »

According to Cheng, who is 6 feet tall and Weighs 180 pounds, the game plan for California's highest rated high school offense in 1990 was to give it to Salaam, and then occasionally air it out to Cheng, streaking down the sidelines...

Author: By Michael M. Luo, | Title: Breaking Asian-Americans the Mold | 2/1/1995 | See Source »

...tinge of irony or perhaps clairvoyance, Salaam nicknamed his high school teammate, "money...

Author: By Michael M. Luo, | Title: Breaking Asian-Americans the Mold | 2/1/1995 | See Source »

Despite her success, Nair's interests in people on the margins and in exile often leave her short of cash. "If you make films that are about people of color you have much less money to make them," she explains. After the critical acclaim she received for "Salaam Bombay"--a standing ovation at the Cannes film festival and a nomination for an Academy Award--Nair was approached by Hollywood producers who offered her money, but not to make the movies she wanted to make. "They send you the next sort of Meg Ryan comedy, and you can easily...

Author: By Ajitha Reddy, | Title: MIRA NAIR | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Next