from Moeritheriums, which were the approximate size of current day pigs1. Over the course of 50 million years, evolutionary trends have resulted in elephants gradually increasing in size. Although there are only two species of elephants today, the Asian elephant or Elephas maximus and African elephant or Loxodonta africana, it is believed that a single ancestor, the Paleomastodon, evolved into an estimated 352 different elephant species2. Charles Darwin coined the term “natural selection”, which is
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Twilight: Los Angeles 1992, a book written by Anna Deavere Smith, is based on the 1992 Los Angeles riots. This book is a collaboration of the experiences of the members of the Los Angeles community during the LA Riots. Smith interviewed a few hundred local LA residences for her book during the time of the riots. She succeeded in keeping a wide perspective by interviewing people from all ethnic backgrounds, including Whites, Blacks, Latinos, and Koreans. She also interviewed police officers and gang
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Asian American only make up 5% of the U.S population. However, they are the fastest growing racial minority group, with a projected twofold growth by 2050 (Goyal, pg 92). Among that, Asian Indian is the second largest subgroup (Goyal, pg 92). The Asian Indian culture is rich in tradition, especially during the prenatal period. In order to deliver a comprehensive and patient-centered health care, nurses ought to have a generalized cultural awareness and sensitivity to make appropriate and effective
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There were many atitudes and policies that affected the way that immigrants from Asia were treated. One attitude twords them was the disaimful people in the US, especisally the officers at Angle Island. The interrogation twords the immigrants was constant, which would make them feel violated and uncomfortable. Also, within the US they were very poorly treated, native US citizens did not like them because they thought they might steal their jobs, and they wanted them gone, so they would constantly
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men are putting all these Asian women in one category which is they’re submissive, Geisha-like, quiet, etc. When they do that it belittles them. They would like to marry or date an Asian woman. [“All my ex-girlfriends were Asian so I can relate to you people” is basically saying that love me for whatever reason… I appeal to them.] Guys who have an affinity toward Asian women. Do they just like the qualities or the person as a person. Is calling the affinity toward Asian women your “type” justifiable
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The development of Asian American theater during forty years in the book “A History of Asian American Theatre” tells us interesting stories about how the first four Asian American theater companies put their first steps in the industry and managed to go through all the obstacles such as the differences in culture, beliefs, achieving public grants that made the launch of those first Asian American theater companies possible. As it is mentioned in the book, the distinct history of the first companies
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Taiwanese immigrants established the first Asian immigrant foothold here in the 1970s. In this period many Taiwanese immigrants bypassed Manhattan’s Chinatown for Flushing because they did not identify with it’s working-class Cantonese culture. Other Chinese immigrants followed, along with Korean and Indian populations. Since this time Flushing has seen rapid economic and demographic growth. According to the 2010 census 72,008 people call Flushing home. The Asian population accounts for 69.2% of this
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delivery, catering, and private party. - Consumers: Target Audiences * people between age of 25-45 * Health conscious consumers who are seeking healthy dishes * Adventurous consumers who enjoy trying new foods * Consumers who enjoys Asian foods and rice dishes * Office workers and local residents * Students from Hunter College and other universities Competitors; There are 8 Thai places that might
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now the second largest group of Asian Americans as well as the second largest immigrant group in the United States. According to the U.S. census, there are approximately 9 million people living in America who are of Asian descent. Twenty-three percent of that are of Chinese ancestry; 20% are Filipino; 12% are Asian Indian; and Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese each share about 10%. They are neither alien nor citizen, and they are US “national”. Similar to other Asian groups, they were hired as cheaper
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I went to a middle class mall. First, Latinos often bring their children to the malls while they shop. The Asian people often talk in their own language while they are around other Asians. Many Asians own stores that attract Black people. In the Black stores, the managers and owners are more lenient to the workers singing and dancing n the stores. The guys always know what they want and they go in the stores and buy it. The girls go into stores and they take all day, they try on clothes and most
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