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Asian Americans in Business and Media

Jerry YangBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…

caudillo

(Encyclopedia) caudillocaudillokôdēlˈyō Span. kouᵺēˈyō [key], [Span.,= military strongman], type of South American political leader that arose with the 19th-century wars of independence. The first…

DK Science: Immune System

INSIDE A LYMPH NODE THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM THE IMMUNE RESPONSE FIND OUT MORE The role of the immune system is to protect the body against germs and cancers. When it detects substances that it…

Fencing 2008

Event   Foil (Individual, Men) Benjamin Kleibrink, Germany   Yuki Ota, Japan   Salvatore Sanzo, Italy…

botanical garden

(Encyclopedia) botanical garden, public place in which plants are grown both for display and for scientific study. An arboretum is a botanical garden devoted chiefly to the growing of woody plants.…

U.S. Immigration by the Numbers

Immigration Statistics from the most recent data available from the Department of Homeland Security   Related Links Notable U.S. Immigrants Immigration Facts The Green Card Immigration…

DK Science: Conductors

CONDUCTOR AT WORKSUPERCONDUCTORSBIOGRAPHY: GEORG OHM German, 1789-1854INSULATORSFIND OUT MOREA conductor is a material that allows electric charge to move through it as an electric current.…

DK Society & Beliefs: Islam

WHERE DO MUSLIMS WORSHIP? WHY DO MUSLIMS PRAY TOWARD MECCA? HAJJQUR’ANFIND OUT MOREIslam means obedience to the will of Allah (God) and honors the laws and teachings revealed to his prophet…