In 1968, Chinese-American physician Robert Ho Man Kwok penned what he thought was a lighthearted letter to The New England Journal of Medicine. He wrote of experiencing numbness, palpitations, and weakness after eating in Chinese restaurants in the US, and wondered whether the monosodium glutamate used by the cooks here might be behind his strange illness. The consequences of Kwok’s letter were far-reaching and devastating. MSG, then a common food enhancer, was immediately tagged as a toxin in the public eye, a move supported by flawed “research”, and was removed from nearly every commercially-available food found on store shelves.
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“Turning Red” and the Relatable Struggles of Female Adolescence and Motherly Love
From exploding emotions to cute boys in boy bands and high school crushes, “Turning Red” brings many hilariously similar expectations of a girl going through tween life, but it also sinks deeper into the cultural war that the protagonist has with her mom. The protagonist, Mei, is given a gift and a curse that whenever she exerts her emotions, she turns into a giant red panda.
NYC Admissions Inviting More Hispanic and Black Students in Schools
For many decades, the K-12 and university system has had an unproportionate measure in bringing students of color in the educational system. New York City’s high schools said that they will increase enrollment of Black and HIspanic students by 13 percent. Some parents oppose this plan because they feel that the students are simply getting good high schools because of their background. That would make it unfair for students who studied and worked hard to get into a good high school.
Abercrombie & Fitch Attempts to Separate Themselves from the Shore
Abercrombie & Fitch is one brand that is no stranger to controversy. The over-priced preppy brand has been accused in the past of only using Caucasian models in their catalogs and at one time even manufactured a shirt that was thought to be derogatory toward the Asian race. So now after all this, they want […]
