"Mart 125 was very, very important to the councilwoman from a historic perspective because it was a place originally designed for minority vendors and artisans to sell their goods," Ms. Velasco said.
In 2000, after it was discovered that a program designed for minority applicants had significantly benefitted white relatives of current firefighters, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said that if the program had excluded them "you would have had a very serious reverse-discrimination case".
These five main strategies for cultural tailoring fit within two broad categories with regard to adaptations that can be potentially used for interventions designed for minority-ethnic communities.
While the consultation identified increasing interest in targeting interventions on boys, there was an identified lack of materials designed for minority groups of young people, especially Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender young people.
Statistics collected by the Ministry of Education reveal that, even though only 1% of adults (as per above) officially claim minority status, as many as 3% of students participate in programmes designed for ethnic minorities.
In "The Gap," the show's only nonanimation film, visitors to the annual car show at the Pasadena Art Center admire a futuristic blue Lexus designed for Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report".
Today, with even government-owned channels bending to the dictates of ratings, Mr. Pivot's offering is almost an eccentricity, a program designed for an elite minority of older viewers who like to spend after-dinner on Fridays listening to writers discuss books and ideas.
She said it had been designed for all but only a minority of residents were catered for.
Harald Belker, who created the futuristic Lexus for the "Minority Report" has designed for Hot Wheels.
