Word: ethnical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...week and the content of the programs. While many of the events emphasized issues of subtle, unconscious racism, minority students in attendance repeatedly brought up questions of institutional racism. Specifically, they were interested in discussing Harvard's dearth of minority faculty members and paltry course offerings in ethnic studies...
...Burhanuddin Rabbani, 48, heads the Jamiat-i-Islami (Islamic League), militarily the strongest Afghan party. A former theology professor at Kabul University, Rabbani has fought against Afghan governments since 1970. Rabbani's main weakness: his political strength lies with the Tajik and Uzbek ethnic groups in a country that has traditionally been ruled by Pashtuns...
Efforts to devise a coherent immigration policy are hampered by the political power of ethnic groups that have sunk deep roots in the U.S. Over the past seven years, some 100,000 Irish natives entered the U.S. on tourist visas, then stayed on after their allotted time expired. The Irish have complained that a 1965 immigration provision giving preference to family members of recent arrivals has helped Asians and Latinos while discriminating against West Europeans. Two years ago, Irish-American activists took their case to Congress and received an enthusiastic hearing. With the help of new legislation pushed by powerful...
...Harvard Foundation sponsors the fourth annual Cultural Rhythms festival in celebration of ethnic diversity this Sunday in Sanders Theater. The performance should include dance and music from as many as 16 different campus groups, including the African Students Society, the Armenian Club, Expressions Dance and the Scottish Highland Dance and Step Society. Olypmic gold medalist Florence Joyner Griffith is the guest master of ceremonies for the three-hour performance Sunday afternoon. Following the performance is a dinner, featuring foods from cultures around the world...
Both admissions officers said that the drop has been fairly evenly divided among all applicant groups, without a disproportionately large decline in applications from any one ethnic group...