Mary Cassatt gave up her social position and all thought of a husband and a family,which in those times was unthinkabal for a young lady. In the end,after long years of hard work and perseverance,she became America's most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time. The ploy's hidden intention, however, is quite different. The effect of the respecting ploy was not, of course, always obviors. In recent years Ausrealia has attracted many Asian immigrants eager to build new lives.
Great emphasis is placed in many immigrant families on education for their children.
The success of Asian immigrants has helped create resentment among some people of Europeandescent. This helps fuel the rise of the right-wing One Nation Party. Billy Dong,a student at a Sydnet high school,said his Chinese parents regarded a university degree as an integral part of education. The Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee will ask university heads how they set entry criteria,how they assess students and how they ensure assessments are consistently applied to all students.