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...Identity Politics in Taiwan Independence for Taiwan is a vexing issue for a variety of reasons [March 15]. An often overlooked but profound problem concerns the ethnic groups living together on the island. The Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang vie for votes-from the Hakka, Taiwanese, mainlanders, aborigines and other groups-with promises of recognition and, in some cases, special treatment. But neither party has yet defined a common identity that all here can share. In Taiwan, identity comes before independence. Paul Oliver Chunglin, Taiwan...
...Years Ago In TIME So far, the world has done little to stop the ethnic cleansing of black Africans in western Sudan by Arab militias, a pogrom that allegedly has the support of the Sudanese government. An estimated 10,000 villagers have already been murdered. In May 1994, as genocide swept across Rwanda, TIME explored the inadequacy of the global response to a crisis that would ultimately claim 800,000 lives...
...much wider audience. Republica's shirts, jackets, pants and sweaters, which often feature Latin iconography and phrases, are carried by Bloomingdale's and Up Against the Wall. Says the Dominican-American Jimenez: "Republica is progressive streetwear that is designed from a Latino perspective but is for a multi-ethnic audience--like...
...reflection and apologies are cheap. At this very moment our nation again sits idle in the face of yet another African genocide, as a campaign of whole scale ethnic cleansing racks the troubled nation of Sudan. The crisis demands strong leadership and urgent action. Will President Bush rise to the challenge, or will he repeat the sins of his predecessor...
...past twenty years, the Sudanese have suffered through an intractable civil war. But the current wave of violence is different. It’s not a religious conflict—all the parties are predominantly Muslim—but rather a conflict rooted in long-simmering ethnic and regional tensions. It began approximately 14 months ago, when the Arab-dominated Sudanese government in Khartoum became embroiled in hostilities with two black African rebel groups based in the vast western region of Darfur. In order to undermine potential rebel support, Khartoum is prosecuting a brutal ‘scorched-earth?...