Ethnic Literature and Postcolonialism In Barta’s ; “Gadis Tangsi” Reading by using Postcolonial theory The definition of ethnic literature “is literature like any other‚ except that it contains ethnic references.” (Reilly p.2). Another definition of ethnic literature is when there is a literature work that contain religious beliefs‚ racial issues‚ linguistics‚ or cultural heritage. In another word‚ ethnic literature is the literary work that includes particular culture‚ beliefs‚ or linguistics
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Shabbat (Jewish Sabbath) The most important of all Jewish holidays is the Sabbath. In Judaism‚ it is observed as the seventh day of the week and a day of rest (no deliberate work). The Sabbath begins on Friday at sundown and continues until Sundown on Saturday. In Judaism‚ the origins of this day is found in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) book of B’reshit describing God creating the heavens and the earth in six days‚ and resting on and sanctifying the seventh. In addition to this belief‚ the special
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PATEL*‚ PRANETI SHAH** With mounting western influence and focus on revival of traditional Indian fashion elements‚ diversity in India sees many faces. To maintain the dignity of the culture and to provide a platform to small Indian brands‚ future group initiated ethnocentrism concept by opening ethnicity store in Ahmedabad‚ Gujarat. This initiative has provided new format insights to organized retailers to expand their horizons in highly volatile Indian consumer oriented market. A new format has
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In this essay‚ I would like to discuss the historical background of the Jewish pogrom in Lviv in 1941 as well as its current place in cultural memory in Eastern Europe. I am interested in this topic because I was doing my PhD in cultural memory of the Second World War in Eastern Europe; furthermore‚ I believe that by understanding reasons of past instances of mass violence and the way these are commemorated today we can prevent future genocides. On 30 June 1941 first German troops entered Lviv
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The Tiv-Jukun Ethnic Conflict and the Citizenship Question in Nigeria Moses T. ALUAIGBA Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training‚ Bayero University‚ Kano Abstract The negative consequences of the Tiv-Jukun ethnic conflict and other similar conflicts in Nigeria have stimulated the debate on citizenship in the country. This debate is driven by questions that hinge on contestable issues such as who is an indigene in Nigeria‚ why should other Nigerians be termed non-indigenes‚ settlers
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Racial Discrimination Hits Pennsylvania During the summer of June of 2009‚ 73 African –Americans children of Creative Steps in Northeast Philadelphia paid the Valley swim club in Huntington Valley for pool access for summer campers. After the first day of swimming‚ the campers were told not to return. Several campers claimed they heard pool members making racial comments while they were at the club. At the time valley swim club officials said race had nothing to do with it and that there were
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people of Latino and Spanish descent. It is a broad ethnic classification of people originating from over 20 countries in Central and South America. HISTORY Long before English immigrants came to North America‚ the Spanish had explored‚ settled‚ and claimed lands such as California and Florida. The United States later annexed lands claimed by Mexico that are present-day Texas‚ New Mexico‚ Arizona‚ Utah‚ and California. People of Latin American origin comprise of over 14% of the population of
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Ethnic Notions Ethnic Notions is a documentary that has really opened my eyes. The documentary shows to the viewer the attitudes and relations between “white” Americans and African Americans in the 1940’s. The display of the historical accounts of how African Americans were portrayed in media is still shocking even after all this time. The amount of propaganda and hatred that fueled the exploitation was ridiculous. A large number of “white” Americans today still show a complete lack of respect
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Racial Diversity ETH/125 03/13/2014 Sylvia Franceschini-Kern Historical Report on Race Native Americans went from being the original Americans to now being put into a small part of land that is called a Reservation; they stand really low on the social and income standings. They have some of the highest levels of poverty over the other races‚ in 1999 the white population only had a 9.1% that were below poverty level but the Native American population had 25.7% that were under poverty level
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Abisai Garcia Mrs. King English 12 May 28th‚ 2014 Racial Discrimination For as long as history can remember‚ there has been racial discrimination between one or more kinds of people. But how far back does this history go? Racism exists when one ethnic group or historical collectivity dominates‚ excludes‚ or seeks to eliminate another on the basis of differences that it believes are hereditary and cannot be changed. The reasoning behind this thought came to a unique conclusion in the West during
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