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...times when hollywood stereotyped Chinese men as a bunch of Charlie Chans, Bruce Lee triumphed against the odds and showed the West a living, breathing Chinese superman. Lee represents the struggle of American minorities who are treated unfairly because of the color of their skin. WIBOWO SUMARDJO Auckland, New Zealand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 12, 1999 | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

...Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first human beings to conquer Mount Everest--Chomolungma, to its people--at 29,028 ft. the highest place on earth. By any rational standards, this was no big deal. Aircraft had long before flown over the summit, and within a few decades literally hundreds of other people from many nations would climb Everest too. And what is particularly remarkable, anyway, about getting to the top of a mountain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Conquerors HILLARY & TENZING | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

...Suharto offspring have significant equity in at least 564 companies, and their overseas interests include hundreds of other firms, scattered from the U.S. to Uzbekistan and Nigeria. The Suhartos also possess plenty of the trappings of wealth. In addition to a $4 million hunting ranch in New Zealand and a half share in a $4 million yacht moored in Australia, youngest son Hutomo Mandala Putra (nicknamed "Tommy") owns a 75% stake in an 18-hole golf course with 22 luxury apartments in England. Bambang Trihatmodjo, Suharto's second son, has an $8 million penthouse in Singapore and a $12 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indonesia: It's All In The Family | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

...SPECIAL REPORT, May 3]. You prattle about how to sensitize parents, teachers and school counselors to the warning signals of impending mass killings by ticked-off teenagers with easy access to assault weapons. Do what the rest of us have done after similar massacres in Canada, Britain and New Zealand: immediately pass stringent gun-control laws. Trust us, it works. Just do it. MERLIE PAPADOPOULLOS Montreal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 31, 1999 | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

...WORLD, May 10], or could it leave the job to some of its tough allies that have bolstered the U.S. in military engagements throughout the century? Once the sheriff has quelled the brawl, he can always leave it to his deputies to man the stockade. JAMES PATERSON Auckland, New Zealand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 31, 1999 | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

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