Word: socializes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Commonalities bring people together. It is a natural human tendency to associate with those with whom we share a common ground. Classical music brings musicians together to form orchestras. Political ideologies bring people to form Republican and Democratic organizations. And historical and cultural similarities and common political, educational and social needs bring minority students together to form minority groups...
...formed 13 years ago to address the cultural, educational, political and social needs of Asian Americans on campus: culturally, to celebrate the richness of our heritage; educationally, to discover our identities; politically, to obtain the rights to which we are entitled as human beings and as minorities are being denied; socially, to develop ties with those with whom we share commonalities. Our focus is the Asian American community, and we have and always will encourage all Harvard-Radcliffe students to explore its many facets...
...suggests? The answer is no. Every year, we hold a food festival, a cultural festival, a film festival and host speakers and workshops to celebrate and educate the Harvard community about the Asian American experience. More than half the positions in our steering committee deal specifically with political and social concerns of Asian Americans, "social" being defined as having to do with human beings existing and interacting together. This year alone, we organized an intercollegiate conference on Asian American social concerns and played large roles in bringing about Actively Working Against Racism and Ethnocentrism week, Cultural Rhythms and Visions...
Fourth, it is true that minority organizations on other campuses operate differently than Harvard groups, but this is only because different campuses require different actions. But these differences in actions do not imply different levels of commitment to basic political and social issues. In fact, minority groups at Harvard are known across the country as leading minority organizations in combatting racism and insensitivity, and we are often asked by groups at other schools to help with their organizations...
...final point. Every activity involving the interaction between two or more people is inherently social in nature. Every festival, every rally, every game and every dinner is a social event...