Word: ethnical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Coast Chicanos were at first delighted to tune into broadcasts in their own language, some gradually became alarmed at what they call the "Cubanization" of KVEA, which picks up much of its programming from Telemundo's operations center near Miami. "The programming does not reflect the linguistic, cultural and ethnic communities in which these programs are shown," complains Raul Ruiz, professor of Chicano studies at California State University at Northridge, who has led numerous small demonstrations in front of the station's Glendale offices during the past four months...
...month-old tribal feud between the republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan initially centered on Nagorno-Karabakh, a region within Azerbaijan that contains a majority of ethnic Armenians. Moscow sought to defuse the issue by assuming direct rule of Nagorno-Karabakh, where it has stationed 4,500 troops. But the dispute, which has so far claimed more than 100 lives, will not go away. On the contrary, it has escalated into something very close to civil war. In both republics ferocious animosities generated by the rivalries have brought to the fore nationalist groups threatening secession. Indeed, traveling between the two republics...
...humor that is funny in one context can be offensive in another. A small audience with shared experiences and expectations takes Mason's act to be a parody of old-time American Judaism. A racially-charged electorate, on the other hand, isn't ready to joke about racial or ethnic stereotypes...
...Girl from Ipanema swayed the world to the sinuous sound of bossa nova. Now a new generation of musicians is discovering the old seducer: Brazil. Some of the world's leading pop stars -- David Byrne, Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel among them -- are intent on weaving novel strands of ethnic music into a fresh, global sound. They have been flying down to Rio for inspiration and coming back laden with rhythm...
...democracy. In a society that prides itself on equality of opportunity, many of life's prospects hinge on merit and achievement, which grow out of a sound education. A faculty that reflects the composition of society domonstrates that anyone can attain knowledge and power, that no one sex or ethnic group has a monopoly on the truth...