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Immigration Discourses In The U.S. And In Japan, Chie Torigoe Jul 2011

Immigration Discourses In The U.S. And In Japan, Chie Torigoe

Communication ETDs

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate how systems of racial inequality and dominance produced at macro-institutional level discourses are reproduced and/or challenged in micro-interpersonal everyday discourses regarding immigration/foreign workers in the U.S. and in Japan. To establish a link between the discourses at these two levels, I employed a combination of critical and interpretive theoretical perspectives, and analyzed how racial ideologies were reproduced and/or challenged through participants' use of various interpretative repertoires (i.e., discursive themes and specific rhetorical moves therein) and positioning of self and Others. Interpretative repertoires and discursive positioning of self and Others are major …


Energía Nuclear En América Latina: Antes Y Después Del Desastre Japonés, Paul Isbell Mar 2011

Energía Nuclear En América Latina: Antes Y Después Del Desastre Japonés, Paul Isbell

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article begins by outlining the use of nuclear energy in Latin America as compared to other regions of the world. More specifically, it details the history and current output of energy from the six nuclear reactors throughout Latin America. Additionally, it discusses the plans that many countries in the region have to create nuclear energy programs in the future, and the impact that the events in Japan have had on these plans.


How Does The Current Surge In Oil Prices Compare To 2008?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor Mar 2011

How Does The Current Surge In Oil Prices Compare To 2008?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

With ongoing tensions in the Middle East, oil prices have soared to heights not seen since before the economic crisis. What is the impact of the surge in oil prices on Latin American countries? Which countries and industries stand to benefit? Which stand to lose? How does the situation compare to the last time prices reached $100 per barrel in 2008? Experts discuss what they think about this topic.


Bolivia's Lithium Possibly To Be Purchased And Used In Battery Production And Industry In Spain, La Prensa Feb 2011

Bolivia's Lithium Possibly To Be Purchased And Used In Battery Production And Industry In Spain, La Prensa

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article discusses the Mitsubishi-GS Yuasa group's plans to implement a lithium battery plant in Spain utilizing lithium resources from Bolivia.


President Evo Morales Insists That Lithium Reserves Benefit Bolivians, Andres Gaudin Jan 2011

President Evo Morales Insists That Lithium Reserves Benefit Bolivians, Andres Gaudin

NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America

Historians agree that the pillaging of Bolivia's enormous mineral riches, since the 15th century Spanish colonial period, has been the determinant factor in the country's poverty and dependency. Bolivian President Evo Morales agrees with those assessments and says that what happened during the past five centuries with silver, gold, tin, antimony, bismuth, tungsten, copper, lead, zinc, gas, and iron, among other natural resources, will not happen this time with lithium. "We want to send a clear message to the industrialized countries and their businesses: all investments are welcome, but they should understand that we have learned from history and we …