on the 2000 U.S. Census‚ Barnes and Bennett (2002) reported that Filipinos represent the second largest Asian subgroup in the United States following Chinese Americans‚ and are projected to become the largest Asian American ethnic group in the 2010 census (Nadal‚ 2009). Yet‚ according to Ying and Hu (1994)‚ Filipino Americans underutilize psychotherapeutic services when compared with other Asian American populations. One primary reason for this underutilization may be that Western therapy is not congruent
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It is evident that the global economy has moved on from the Asian Tigers and the present and future of the global economy does in fact lie elsewhere‚ in particular India and China. The Asian Tigers are a group of countries which are the first set of NIC ’s; Taiwan‚ Singapore‚ Hong Kong and South Korea. They underwent rapid development in the 1960 ’s by encouraging TNC ’s to invest by opening up manufacturing plants by offering cheap labour and less strict pollution laws. TNC ’s also had the advantage
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The Florida Keys and Key West Florida has many Venues to offer as a state‚ but one of its most unique infrastructures is the Florida Keys and Key West. Florida’s tourism is a big money maker for the state in the Keys and Key West they have many places for tourist to go that are so different than any other place in Florida. The Florida Keys are the most southern point in the continental U.S.A.‚ and they offer 150 miles of very unique interest and pastimes for everyone. (Meinking) Their motto is to
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location and how it is used as a ‘definable characteristic’ and henceforth as an identity that makes Southeast Asia. Obviously‚ Oxford Dictionaries has already defined for us which countries are included. Just to make sure‚ the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries could also be used as a medium to look into which countries is part of Southeast Asia. But is there all there is to it? Obviously in order to define a region‚ it has to have ‘definable characteristic‚’ and henceforth
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Asian Social Science December‚ 2009 Factors Effecting Drug Relapse in Malaysia: An Empirical Evidence Fauziah Ibrahim‚ PhD Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia E-mail: ifauziah@ukm.my Naresh Kumar‚ PhD Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Putra Malaysia E-mail: naresh@putra.upm.edu.my Abstract It has been noted that many drug addicts relapse to drug use after discharged from successful treatment and rehabilitation programs. Thus it is imperative
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South Wales Basorie‚ W. 2012. Indonesia’s press is dangerously free. The Jakarta Post. Retrieved on October 17‚ 2012 from http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/05/15/indonesia-s-press-dangerously-free.html Beeson‚ M Broinowski‚ A. 2001. About face: asian representations of Australia. Retrieved on 14 October‚ 2012‚ from https://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/46227/6/02whole.pdf Ferguson‚ J Graham‚ D. 2012. Get the message: No advantage! Right?. The Jakarta Post. Retrieved on October 14
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BU-5720 Case study analysis- Inner City Paint This analysis is based on the case Inner City Paint. Stanley Walsh founded Inner-City Paint Corporation in a small warehouse on the south side of Chicago. Sales have grown from approximately $60‚000 to $1‚784‚080 with a profit of $17‚610. Inner-City Paint Corporation employs 35 workers‚ of whom 25 are part-time employees. Mr. Walsh is the President and the company’s only salesperson. His mother‚ Mrs. Walsh‚ is the office manager. His salary is $132
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Asian American’s have engaged on the issue of sexuality. It started with the same sex marriage ordeal in Hawaii in the 1990’s. Same sex marriage has been a regular ongoing debate and Asian American became involved since the 1998 ballot in Hawaii. In Hawaii there was huge debate between many groups. First off‚ The Japanese American Citizens League in 1994 decided to affirm its commitment to support the basic human right of marriage which included the right to marry for same-sex couples. In Helen
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‘’Nunca olvides de donde vienes‚’’ my grandfather told me‚ It means don’t forget where you came from‚ and essentially‚ that’s what I plan on doing. This is the quote that I would Paint on the Beta Bridge because‚ I want this quote to serve as a reminder to people‚ motivate them to reach out in their own communities in whichever way possible. I used to think I was one of the smartest kids at my old school‚ but then I experienced a huge culture shock coming in as a new repeat sophomore to The Lawrenceville
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Overview The paint and coatings manufacturing industry is one of the major chemical processing industries. The major environmental impacts of paints and varnishes are concerning their content of solvents and other chemicals. There is a need to encourage manufacturers to use less of these substances‚ and to ensure proper environmental management throughout the manufacturing process. Procurement of paints and varnishes is classified as having a high environmental profile and some risk of
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