Articles related to "Ethnic Minority"

White privilege is the latest buzz-word, designed to help us understand racism. However, it seems like another conceptual red herring that fails to tackle the real issues

The nature and importance of Yunnan Province, where China joins the Greater Mekong Sub-Region.

The Minzu University of China is the best ethnic university in China. It has outstanding programs in areas like dance, ethnic studies and Chinese language studies.

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is proposing to create a new transnational human rights organization. Can it really work?

Poverty is shown to be an issue for new immigrants and minorities in the United States and Canada due to mainstream media coverage of those on welfare & the working poor.

Mystery surrounds the origin of an ethnic minority that has been widely discriminated against.

Why are monks and nuns demonstrating in Burma? What do they want and is it justified?

The capital city of Laos is emerging as an important node in the transnational, transportation network linking the Greater Mekong Sub-Region.

October is Black History Month, highlighting the contribution that Black and minority ethnic people have always made within society.

ACLU is still detested by many Americans despite helping to win more than 100 cases involving individual freedoms and rights.

The caves in the Viengzay district of Laos were home to up to 23,000 people during the Vietnam War when the USA subjected the people to intense bombing raids.

Minorities in the U.S. tend to have more health problems. That disturbing trend has many health care executives questioning the viability of the current system.

Can the idea of tolerance lead to social justice in a pluralistic society, or does the idea perpetuate the type of social hierarchy it purports to eradicate?

After Mao Tse Tung's takeover of China, many of the Yunnanese migrated across the mountains into Thailand, where they and their descendents still live.

Lenny, a young Parsee girl living in Lahore, witnesses first-hand the emotional turmoil and chaos caused by the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.

What come in mind when we say China? Kung-fu or kung pao chicken? Well China has gone past all the stereotypes and established itself as world's economic powerhouse.

What will be the impact on energy production in Southeast Asia of global climate change?

The life and times of the Shan-Chinese drug lord criminal mastermind Khun Sa are placed in context.

The death of Khun Sa has been announced - what was his career and who benefits from his death now?

Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, Luang Prabang, the springboard to magnificent natural wonders in Laos.

After years of suppression, opium production seems to be on the rise in Burma. Why is this happening and what does it mean?

The triumphs, later years and death of America's only president to serve more than two terms of office.

Ever heard the word "Tundra"? An aboriginal language word of the Reindeer people of Scandinavia, the Indigenous Sami.

Who is the leader of the vicious Burmese military regime and how has he reached his position?

Including the District of Columbia, four states have a higher minority population than that of the traditional majority population in the U.S.

The failure of UK law to adequately address the issue of multiple discrimination has had a threefold adverse affect on claimants.

What events led to the emergence of racism? Why are whites considered superior to non-whites? Why is it important to understand racism institutionally? Read on!

Chef/Author Anthony Bourdain writes with greedy abandon about Vietnamese food in his book "A Cook's Tour." It's a colourful introduction to the country's cuisine.

The Thamel House Restaurant offers a great deal in tasting an array of Nepalese food, influenced by both India and Tibet.

President Barack Obama's nomination of the first Hispanic to the US Supreme Court has raised the hopes of generations of Latinos, women, diabetics & American immigrants.

At ThaiCraft's regular Bangkok shows, buy well-made Thai crafts at set prices and ensure the maker gets a fair share.

Ottawa is finalizing proposed legislation to add over 30 seats to the House of Commons, leading to better representation of voters in Ontario, Alberta, and BC.

There's more to Russia than just Russians! The Russian Federation is a fascinating quilt of cultures, from Abkhazians to Yukaghirs.

Ancient Chinese foot binding was a process that broke and reshaped a woman's foot, leaving them crippled and dependent on men.

With its congested lanes and alleys, narrow shops and street traders, Hanoi may not seem a spiritual place, but it is here that the beating heart of Vietnam pulses.

Urumqi is the capital city of Xinjiang, a large desert province in the northwest of China. It is a business and transportation hub, and site of the riots of July 2009.

How to write a best selling chapter book for tweens that will make you a fortune.

Native groups have turned to the United Nations and international law to better protect their self-determination and group rights.

Student debt has risen considerably over the past decade. Has the student loans system deterred young people from pursuing a college education in the UK?

Living in their melting pot nation, US youth statistics are changing. Racial and ethnic divisions are prevalent, and they are leaving the house earlier.

In cases of both direct and indirect discrimination in the UK claimants tend, despite suffering multiple grounds of discrimination, to plead only a single ground.

Here is an article about the condition commonly known as post-traumatic stress disorder.

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer hired a prostitute from New York to meet him in Washington, D.C. He may have violated a 1910 law protecting women from "immoral purposes."

Comedy Central's South Park is getting more heat, this time from Russian authorities who think the show is offensive.

German immigrants began arriving in Bukovina after the Austrian annexation in 1775, but emigration and repatriation reduced the Bukovina German population considerably.

Poland stretches from high, Alpine mountains in the south to sandy Baltic beaches in the north. In between there are lakes and forests: a paradise for nature lovers.

Cambodian handicrafts enjoy a well deserved revival, offering employment to skilled communities and quality and tradition to discerning tourists.

Often overlooked by typical travelers, Ningxia offers cultural, desert and Silkroad tourism that is off the beaten China-tourism path.

Despite Vietnam's declaration of independence after World War II, it was thirty years later before it was finally free of foreign influence upon reunification in 1975.

Xi'an is home to the famed Terracotta Warriors. However, there is much to do in this bustling city besides visiting the army - which most visitors tend to miss.