From politicians to professional athletes by Shmuel Ross Notable Asian Americans » Government and PoliticsBusiness and MediaSportsLiteratureFilm & TelevisionMusicians &…
by David Johnson Guide to Asian-American Enclaves Introduction ChinatownsFilipinotownsNihonmachi (Japantowns)Little IndiasKoreatownsLittle Saigons As immigrants from Asia or the Pacific…
(Encyclopedia) Nixon, Richard Milhous, 1913–94, 37th President of the United States (1969–74), b. Yorba Linda, Calif.
Soon after his reelection Nixon's popularity plummeted as the growing…
(Encyclopedia) Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of, name of the church founded (1830) at Fayette, N.Y., by Joseph Smith. The headquarters are in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its members, now…
(Encyclopedia) Phoenix, city (1990 pop. 983,403), state capital and seat of Maricopa co., S Ariz., on the Salt River; inc. 1881. It is the largest city in Arizona, the hub of the rich agricultural…
(Encyclopedia) Bharatiya Janata partyBharatiya Janata partybärˈətēə jänˈətə [key] [Hindi,=Indian People's party] (BJP), Indian political party that espouses Hindu nationalism. The BJP draws its Hindu…
(Encyclopedia) privacy, right of, the right to be left alone without unwarranted intrusion by government, media, or other institutions or individuals. While a consensus supporting the right to…
Engineering must welcome women or risk becoming marginalized as other fields seek out and make a place for them. by Sheila E. Widnall Sheila Widnall is the former Secretary of the…
