Word: triumphant
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...says that these girls are confronted with a troublesome stereotype, that of the passive, docile, exotic, quiet Asian woman. Says Nam, "There is no single, prescribed way of growing up Asian and female. Our stories reveal disparate family and cultural histories, class struggles, and ethnic-specific issues." She is triumphant, after several years of work on the book, to have her vision realized. "This reminds girls that they're not alone...
...them using their tiny, humanish hands to unscrew the top from a jar of Skippy 25% reduced fat chunky peanut butter. Two nights later, amazingly, they succeeded, and rewarded themselves with a mouse feast that left the peanut butter half gone and, all around the jar, a triumphant scattering of scats, which look like chocolate sprinkles...
...death. Now, they want a bit of credit both for the astonishing riches their hard work has produced and for their country's reemergence as a world power. Playing Olympic host, along with China's expected acceptance into the World Trade Organization, are two markers of the country's triumphant arrival. If some of that credit rebounds to a Communist Party that is deeply corrupt and unwilling to allow even the trappings of democracy, so it goes. "Chinese people might dislike their government," says author Wang Xiaodong, "but when they consider China's place in the world, their interests...
...Oprah were a cereal, she would be Harmony. The front of the box pictures a triumphant female figure with her arms raised; on the back is a serene photo of a woman on a beach. As part of its publicity blitz, Harmony this month is funding an exhibit at the Women's Museum in Dallas. It features a "wisdom wall" with quotes from feminist icons like Cokie Roberts and Geraldine Ferraro. It's hard to believe the minds who brought us Budweiser's "Whassup?" ads never thought of doing something like that for the guys...
...Oprah were a cereal, she would be Harmony. The front of the box pictures a triumphant female figure with her arms raised; on the back is a serene photo of a woman on a beach. As part of its publicity blitz, Harmony this month is funding an exhibit at the Women's Museum in Dallas. It features a "wisdom wall" with quotes from feminist icons like Cokie Roberts and Geraldine Ferraro. It's hard to believe the minds who brought us Budweiser's "Whassup?" ads never thought of doing something like that for the guys...