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...often have no role models to look up to, no positive elements to take pride in. Hence they suffer in silence. Where are all of the romantic Asian male lead roles in movies? Why is every Asian-looking man in a movie either kung-fu fighting or a dull, weak businessman lacking in personality? Given the success and numbers of Asian Americans in such fields as science and business, why isn't there greater Asian American representation in politics...
Playing against a historically weak Santa Clara team, Harvard fell 4-3 in a meet that came down to the final minutes...
...later switched to judo, which he practices at black-belt status. "It's not just a sport, you know," he told interviewers in the official biography that appeared in Russia last week. "It's a philosophy. It's respect for your elders, for your opponent; there are no weak ones there." And something else: "You must hit first and hit so hard that your opponent will not rise to his feet...
...barrage is about to render household goods scarce and send consumer prices spiraling through the roof. It's an interesting theory. It's also a leap that could shut down the expansion prematurely and tarnish Greenspan's sterling reputation--potentially derailing Al Gore's presidential train, much as a weak economy did George Bush...
...crisis is ameliorated by the fact that the opposition remains weak, and they may not even need the sympathy vote they could count on if they called snap elections. "They're more likely to wait until after they host the G7 summit in July," says Larimer. "The question is who they'll appoint as their candidate. Rather than choose a fresh face who can lead Japan into the future, they may be more tempted to opt for a safe but uninspired choice acceptable to different factions." And, of course, that might slow the pace of reform. "Remember, Obuchi himself represented...