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...added that the novel, which speaks to the experience of immigration and assimilation, was especially pertinent given the “rich multicultural population?? of Cambridge...
...record numbers that Obama has turned out the black vote in democratic primaries—most notably in South Carolina in which blacks represented 55 percent of voters but only 30 percent of the population??the reality of median voter politics dictates that the pronounced level of interest blacks are taking in politics will have an effect on their economic outcomes and government’s attention to black issues...
...find it even the the country’s literacy rate is highest in all of Africa. Until last year Zimbabwe was self-sufficient in canned and processed food. However, this year, according to UN World Food Programme estimates, 4.2 million Zimbabweans—a third of the population??will face serious food shortages. Many Zimbabweans have been forced to survive on one meal a day. Aid agencies are unlikely to gather enough support from the rest of the world as Zimbabwe has an appalling credit history. After defaulting on its foreign loans in 2004, Zimbabwe was suspended...
...Furthermore, the Muslim contingent, composing over 95 percent of British Bangladeshis and Pakistanis—or about 3 percent of the British population??is increasingly at risk of radicalization if the situation does not change. Independent research from the Center of Immigration Studies laments the likelihood of disadvantaged Muslims becoming involved with organized crime groups, and the possibility that they will be jailed and exposed to religious radicals during their time in prison...
Boston may soon be saying hola to a new crop of Caribbean imports, and we’re not talking about bananas. Faced with a rapidly growing Latino population??30 percent of children in the city’s public schools are Hispanic—administrators have begun aggressively recruiting bilingual teachers from Puerto Rico to teach math, science, special education, and English as a second language. While the merits of bilingual education remain controversial, this recruitment is a positive step to help level the playing field for students and promote their success in the classroom. An article...