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Posts in Ethnic Studies
Fort Hood Sparks Muslim Bashing in...
November 7, 2009
Media Bias on Fort Hood Tragedy This isn’t particularly surprising. American civil liberties get massacred during such crises. Instead of calling Major Hasan an ‘alleged’ shooter till he is confirmed guilty by a court of law (Fifth Amendment), speculators have already gone judge, jury and executioner on... [+]
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07Nov
DownFall of Fiji: Coup Culture or...
October 27, 2009
In response to the fourth coup in the Fiji Islands in as many as seventeen years, the international community demanded the restoration of democracy and order in the country. While Sitiveni Rabuka, Fiji’s first coup leader, expressed regret over introducing the concept of military takeover... [+]
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27Oct
Food More Important Than Democracy...
September 14, 2009
This statement from Peceli Kinivuwaii of the depoused SDL Party is disheartening: “Because the majority of the people of Fiji – in particular the indigenous community – don’t know the meaning and the value of democracy. That is why people are left alone in the wilderness,... [+]
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14Sep
Journal of Peasant Studies - Peasant...
September 23, 2008
This book review should appear in the upcoming edition of the Journal of Peasant Studies. I cannot publish the whole bit here even though it is my work, since I signed over licensing rights but it should be available through your college databases. I don’t know... [+]
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23Sep
TOI Article - 'Why Blacks outrace...
September 4, 2008
This was supposed to be posted in the “Olympic season” but better late than never. I think any study that starts with the central assumption that there is some great tangible genetic difference between a “black” or “white” person is bound to leave out other possible... [+]
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04Sep
American Muslims Not What You Think...
August 20, 2008
There is this great Pakistani song titled “Yeh Hum Nahin” meaning “This is Not Us” as in “We are not Terrorists”–a truly great message. Here is a subtitled version: Anyway, I was reminded of that song as I discovered a surprisingly good editorial in the Pittsburgh... [+]
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20Aug
Scary New World? Minority to Become...
August 15, 2008
An older and more diverse nation by mid-century – Report released by the Census Bureau What predictions can we make from a majority-ethnic minority population in the future? More liberal politics? Increase tolerance of difference? An end to white privilege, institutionalized discrimination and racism? IT tells us nothing.... [+]
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15Aug
Assimilation makes you fat and other...
July 3, 2008
In the study, researchers examined information on more than 13,000 New Yorkers from all five of the city’s boroughs, who voluntarily had their height and weight measured. The data, collected at community-based health centers and hospitals between January 2000 and December 2002, was used to... [+]
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03Jul