No matter where an immigrant hails from, he can find a cluster of his ethnic kin somewhere in America. In fact, he is probably spoilt for choice. If he wants to live in a suburb, eat Korean food and listen to fire-and-brimstone sermons in Korean, he can do so in northern Virginia. If he prefers an urban and secular Korean lifestyle, he can try Boston or San Francisco. If he craves Ethiopian food, Amharic radio and lots of gay clubs, Washington, DC, may suit him. And so on.
A quick congratulations to former College cornerback Derek Cox, a third round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the April NFL draft. Derek started in his NFL debut Sunday, lining up against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, a tough opening assignment. He responded by making a goal-line interception, recovering a fumble and notching three tackles. Great debut for an excellent player and even better person.
Anyone who writes like that should expect a long, difficult process of finding a job. No wonder the rest of the world thinks MBAs are full of themselves…