Word: suh
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...could cause Asian debts to become threatening would be a continued escalation of global protectionism. The Pacific countries have long kept many foreign goods out of their markets, and in recent years the U.S. and Europe have increasingly responded with moves to limit everything from imported textiles to cars. Suh Sang-Mok, vice president of the Korea Development Institute, asserted that his country, which has a foreign debt of $48 billion, is being squeezed by the trade policies of the industrialized world...
...Sung Hee Suh...
...house building, like love and war, exerts a powerful attraction. Jonathan and Judith Souweine (pronounced Suh-wayne) succumbed three years ago. They bought part of an old hayfield on the outskirts of Amherst, Mass. "Look north and you see a hillside orchard topped with two giant maples locally known as Castor and Pollux," writes Tracy Kidder. "Look a little east and your view extends out over a broad valley, all the way to the Pelham Hills." The Souweines fit the profile of young New England professionals. He is a lawyer; she has a doctorate in education. Both have liberal opinions...
...other all but universally shared experience is finding a job. That can be a profoundly humbling experience, especially for highly educated Asians. Degrees and credentials that took years to attain suddenly count for little or nothing. Jei Hak Suh, 43, gave up a banking career in South Korea to move with his wife and two young children to Los Angeles in 1981; with his English far from polished, he realized that the banking jobs available to him would not pay enough to support his family. He is now a construction worker...
...quality production. The fits and finishes on Canada's Pony, for example, are below par. Says Chrysler Vice Chairman Gerald Greenwald: "They've got the will. The question is if they have the ability." Hyundai officials admit they have a long way to go. Said H.B. Suh, an executive at the plant in Ulsan: "We are still trying to improve our productivity, and our quality control is getting better...