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DEFINING ASIANS.

When Random House released its "New Words" section for its 1996 Webster'
association Dictionary in early May, first-time entries included novelists
Amy Tan and Kazuo Ishiguro, whose literary achievements have apparently
given them household-name status. Other intriguing just discovered additions to
the English lexicon: "AF" for Asian Female, "AM" for Asian Male, and,
of course, "feng shui." According to Sol Steinmetz, editorial



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