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by ashitaka 5 Replies latest jw friends

  • ashitaka
    ashitaka

    "The Daily Evergreen would like to sincerely apologize for an injustice served to the Filipino-American, Spanish-speaking and Catholic communities on the front page of Thursday's Evergreen.

    The story "Filipino-American history recognized" stated that the "Nuestra Senora de Buena Esperanza," the galleon on which the first Filipinos landed at Morro, Bay, Calif., loosely translates to "The Big Ass Spanish Boat." It actually translates to "Our Lady of Good Hope."Parts of the story, including the translation above, were plagiarized from an inaccurate Web site.

    October is Filipino-American History Month. Members of the Filipino-American Student Association of WSU will hold events to celebrate their history and culture all month. They should be able to celebrate without gross inaccuracies and poor coverage by the Evergreen.

    We hope these groups accept our deep regret"

    LOLOLOLOL. Too much. How the hell did they let that one slip by?

    ash

    Edited by - ashitaka on 10 October 2002 18:6:36

  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere

    LMAO!

  • Stephanus
    Stephanus

    I know as much Spanish as Dunsscot/Comforter knows Latin, but even I could see that it was Our Lady of Good Hope! Are there major sackings in the wind?

  • ISP
    ISP

    Yep....I agree with stephanus....its way obvious!

    ISP

  • GentlyFeral
    GentlyFeral

    Did anyone see the original story? I have a feeling that the retraction itself is a hoax, a dig at the Filipino community disguised as a humble apology.

    GentlyFeral

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