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At the height of his career in Congress, Newt Gingrich used to tell audiences that renewing American civilization was "the central challenge of the rest of our lives." But before Gingrich could deliver his grand new theory of American civilization to the public in a 1993 speech, his deeply divisive racial stereotypes would need to be removed.

When Asian Americans appear in advertising, they typically are presented as the technological experts — knowledgeable, savvy, perhaps mathematically adept or intellectually gifted. They’re most often shown in ads for business-oriented or technical products — smartphones, computers, pharmaceuticals, electronic gear of all kinds.

Gender stereotypes are alive and well where holidays are concerned, it seems. British men typically pack only three pairs of underpants.

According the stereotype, a guy who hits his mid years develops a yearning for a fast car, a young girlfriend and a return to youth. But the truth is, most middle aged people are actually living at their fullest, research shows.

After a year in the classroom with female teachers who say they are anxious about math, girls are more likely to share that attitude -- and score lower on tests, researchers say.