My jaw dropped when this ad appeared on the German technology magazine c’t. The top caption reads: “Lexware reigns.” The bottom one says: “When the bookkeeping is in order, the whole business is in order. All you need is a proper piece of software.” Lexware is a German software company specialized in personal/business finance software, [...]
Carl Bell was waiting his turn to check in at his hotel. A well-regarded psychiatrist and academic, he was traveling for a television appearance. The TV station had flown him first-class and sent a chauffeur-driven car to pick him up at the airport. But just before he stepped up to speak with the hotel clerk, [...]
The phrase “fresh off the boat” has been around for years. If you forget for a minute the derogatory way in which it’s used and focus on the words literally, the expression actually conjures up vivid imagery of undaunted immigrants who left everything behind, venturing to a new world looking for a better life at [...]
Jian Li immigrated from China to the United States at the age of four. Now a freshman at Yale, he is taking legal action against Princeton university for rejecting his application last summer, claiming the elite university favors other minority groups and discriminates against Asian-Americans in admissions. Is Li racializing his individual setback for personal [...]
