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...this context, remaking Asian films is nothing more than cultural imperialism, an effort to insulate America from representations of Asia. In a 1997 article in Slate, Eric Liu writes optimistically about the “Asianization of American culture,” the possibility for merging East and West. Today’s bubble tea-drinking, karaoke-singing hipster could be tomorrow’s cultural acceptance and integration. But how much effect can Asian culture have in America if its Asian origins are denied? Apparently, pop culture has since figured out the solution to the Yellow Peril: Just whitewash...
...previous seasons, Harvard has typically only had one match before the break, which Bajwa said was inadequate preparation for the freshman when the new players were confronted with a heavy three-week slate of tougher opponents. The more balanced schedule should provide the team with better grounding for the grueling February stretch...
...drew congressional bigwigs and Hollywood-types alike, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ben Affleck, Alyssa Milano and a Baldwin brother. You too can make like the rich and famous and host a posh wine and schmoozing affair in the store’s Restaurant L, which features minimalist slate gray walls, weird-looking flowers and hip-looking people. Select from an hors d’oeuvres list that includes prawn tempura, soybean wontons and crab cakes with avocado mousse and cotton candy. Manager and sommelier Brick Loomis promises to arrange mood-setting candles and negotiable fees...
...paper, like Virginia A. Fisher ’08. Fisher converted to yellow legal pads in high school after finding some in her house. “Once I started, I really liked it,” says the vintage-garbed redhead as she browses the aisles of Bob Slate on a late afternoon. Her simplicity pays off—when her TF is handing back problem sets, she can pick hers out of the pile fast...
...state spending were reduced 13.4 percent on January 1st and frozen through Gov. Schwarzenegger’s first budget, the state would be back in the black, free and clear of external debt, and able to start the Governor’s second year in 2005 with a clean slate.” To be clear: an emergency 13.4 percent budget cut would leave spending 15.2 percent higher than when Gray Davis took office five years ago. Surely Californians can find it within ourselves to survive one year with Sacramento spending about one-sixth more than...