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Perhaps this explains why so many Korean Americans interviewed in the media said that when they first heard the Virginia Tech shooter was Asian, they hoped and prayed that he wasn’t Korean. This worry may seem nonsensical, but it is the only logical response to a society that too often exploits the ethnicity of evildoers in the search for a scapegoat...
There has not yet been any publicized case of violence against Korean Americans in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings, but discrimination often manifests itself in other ways. Some examples are blatant, such as conservative columnist Debbie Schlussel’s claim that the shooting was “yet another reason to stop letting in so many foreign students,” and the recently created Facebook group, “FUCK THAT ASIAN KID THAT SHOT UP VT.” Other examples are more subtle—that quiet Asian in the corner is no longer...
Bangalore may be India's high-tech heart, but in one part of its leafy suburbs, there's a group of environmentalists trying to get back to the garden. In 2003, husband-and-wife architects Jeeth and Natasha Iype, working with Stanley George, a civil engineer, designed the Good Earth Orchard homes. Each of the 60 projected houses, now in various stages of construction, will feature slate and wood left in a natural state, without toxic waxes and finishes. Sewage will be treated in tanks that process waste without harmful chemicals. Household water will be heated by solar panels, which...
There's a man here who wants to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening? Cement. As head of research and development for Italcementi, Enrico Borgarello knows cement isn't considered the most high-tech--or environmentally friendly--of products. But under his direction, the Bergamo-based Italian company has developed a substance that could turn an ordinary building into a weapon against air pollution...
...environment both to fast-developing nations such as China, and to prosperous peers such as the U.S. Whether it means nuclear power or fuel-efficient cars, if the entire world used energy like Japan, global carbon emissions would be lower. But the Japanese have always been high-tech leaders; what's new is the idea that Japan could take a political leadership position on climate change, working to broker the pacts that will replace Kyoto when the Accord, which the Bush Administration rejected, expires...