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Independence for Taiwan is a vexing issue for a variety of reasons. An often overlooked but profound problem concerns the ethnic groups living together on the island. The Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang vie for votes from the Hakka, Taiwanese, mainlanders, aboriginal people and other groups, with generous promises of recognition and, in some cases, special treatment. But neither party has yet been able to define a common identity that all the people here can share. In Taiwan, identity comes before independence. PAUL OLIVER Chunglin, Taiwan
...hockey game each season, Lynah East fills with fans. Students vie for limited seats and Cornell spirit erupts from the Big Red student section. But why do fans flock only on this occasion, while the stadium sits half-empty for almost all the rest of the season...
...Identity Politics in Taiwan Independence for Taiwan is a vexing issue for a variety of reasons [March 15]. An often overlooked but profound problem concerns the ethnic groups living together on the island. The Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang vie for votes-from the Hakka, Taiwanese, mainlanders, aborigines and other groups-with promises of recognition and, in some cases, special treatment. But neither party has yet defined a common identity that all here can share. In Taiwan, identity comes before independence. Paul Oliver Chunglin, Taiwan...
Loudmouths vie for a yearlong stint as an ESPN SportsCenter commentator. Finalists will be judged, by an expert panel and the home audience, on their sports reporting skills and voted...
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—In a cosmic ballet orchestrated by the hockey gods, the two biggest titans in women's college hockey will meet in the final battle of the 2003-2004 season, when No. 1 Minnesota and No. 2 Harvard vie for the NCAA championship in Providence tomorrow afternoon...