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Archives: Ethnicities
![Which Lives Matter?: Fresh St. Louis Protests over Acquittal of Accused Killer](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/which-lives-matter-fresh-st-loui-187x137.jpg)
![Chinese Americans came at Same Time as Bannon’s Irish](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/chinese-americans-came-at-same-t-187x137.jpg)
Chinese Americans came at Same Time as Bannon’s Irish
AJ+ | (Video Report) "There are now more than 4 million Chinese people living in the United States. Surprisingly, most of these immigrants came in the last few decades, starting in the…![Screen Shot 2017-09-07 at 3.29.45 AM](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-3.29.45-AM-187x137.png)
Bannon & Trump lost Long ago: White Christians not a Majority in US
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In 1976,when Jimmy Carter was elected, a big majority (81%) of Americans identified as both white and Christian, with 4 in 10 of…![Beyond Charlottesville: Can we End Structural Violence against People of Color?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/beyond-charlottesville-can-we-en-187x137.jpg)
Beyond Charlottesville: Can we End Structural Violence against People of Color?
By Gregory Alonso Pirio | (Informed Comment) | - - The importance of opposing the resurgence of emboldened KKK, Neo-Nazis and other hate-filled white supremacists that were on display in Charlottesville cannot…![Dozens of Houston Area Mosques are 24/7 Shelters without being Asked](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/dozens-of-houston-area-mosques-a-187x137.jpg)
Dozens of Houston Area Mosques are 24/7 Shelters without being Asked
ShiaWaves | (Video News Report) | - - "Houston’s Muslim community is at the forefront of helping those affected by Tropical Storm Harvey, which has flooded much of the fourth most populous…![Will Trump’s Arpaio Pardon encourage more civil rights violations?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/will-trumps-arpaio-pardon-encour-187x137.jpg)
Will Trump’s Arpaio Pardon encourage more civil rights violations?
Steven Mulroy | (The Conversation) | - - President Donald Trump may pardon Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who illegally used racial profiling to enforce immigration laws. It’s true, Trump has…![Trump’s US sees Spike in Hate-Fueled Violence, as Tweets distract Public](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/trumps-us-sees-spike-in-hate-fue-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s US sees Spike in Hate-Fueled Violence, as Tweets distract Public
By Joe Sexton | ProPublica | - - Last Wednesday, July 19, was something of a busy news day. There was word North Korea was making preparations for yet another provocative missile…![Federal Judge strikes down Granny Exclusion in Trump’s Muslim Ban 2.0](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/federal-judge-strikes-down-grann-187x137.jpg)
Federal Judge strikes down Granny Exclusion in Trump’s Muslim Ban 2.0
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org)) | - - Judge writes that "the Government's definition [of 'close familial relationship'] represents the antithesis of common sense." A federal judge said Thursday…![Is Trump’s Travel Ban Succeeding despite Court Blocks?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/is-trumps-travel-ban-succeeding-187x137.jpg)
Is Trump’s Travel Ban Succeeding despite Court Blocks?
TeleSur | - - The rate of refugee resettlement has also seen a sharp decline. Despite federal courts halting Trump's restrictive and discriminatory travel ban executive order on six-Muslim majority countries for…![US Reputation under Trump Tanking, Costing Economy Billions](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/us-reputation-under-trump-tankin-187x137.jpg)
US Reputation under Trump Tanking, Costing Economy Billions
By Daniel Korschun, Boryana V Dimitrova, and Yoto V. Yotov | (The Conversation) | - - U.S. News and World Report recently published its annual “Best Countries” ranking, based on how thousands…![Supreme Court Strikes down N. Carolina’s Racial Gerrymander](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/supreme-court-strikes-down-n-car-187x137.jpg)
Supreme Court Strikes down N. Carolina’s Racial Gerrymander
TeleSur | - - Ultra-conservative Justice Clarence Thomas sided with four liberal justices in the 5-3 majority decision. Yesterday the Supreme Court struck down North Carolina's congressional map. The court found the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/image-750x750-1-187x137.png)
Even Conservative SCOTUS can’t Stomach N Carolina Voter Suppression
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer | Commondreams.org | - - North Carolina's Voter ID Law Meets 'Its Much-Deserved Demise' Decision by U.S. Supreme Court not to review appeals court decision on 2013…![How Middle Eastern Immigrants Boost US Competitiveness](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/how-middle-eastern-immigrants-bo-187x137.jpg)
How Middle Eastern Immigrants Boost US Competitiveness
Sami Mahroum | ( Project Syndicate) | - - DUBAI – In his 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein chose a Muslim linguist, “Dr. Mahmoud,” to…![To understand Muslim ban 2.0, think of Trump as a Crime Boss](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/to-understand-muslim-ban-2-0-thi-187x137.jpg)
To understand Muslim ban 2.0, think of Trump as a Crime Boss
By Amir Ahmadi Arian | ( OpenDemocracy.net ) | - - Donald Trump is not an aberration. He is the extreme manifestation of an existing foreign policy doctrine - the ‘mafia principle’…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/steveking-750x132-1-187x132.png)
Dear Rep. King: Our Civilization isn’t White and American Babies aren’t Other
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Rep Steve King of Iowa (whose constituents should be ashamed to show their faces in public went full-on racist again, supporting hate-speech master…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/us_texas_gerrymandering-1.png_1718483346-1-187x137.png)
Texas GOP tried Gerrymander away Latino, Austin Votes: Fed. Court
TeleSur | - - "Republicans in Texas have ensured that the dark days of discrimination in Texas continue to loom." Texas lawmakers drew up three U.S. congressional districts to undermine the influence…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/mesa-1-187x86.jpg)
Middle East Studies Assn., joins Md. Suit to block Trump Muslim Ban
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2017 Groups Challenge Revised Muslim Ban BALTIMORE —- Civil rights and refugee groups today asked a federal court in Maryland to block the Trump administration’s…It’s Racism, Stupid. America’s Persistent Racial Wealth Divide
By Josh Hoxie | ( Inequality.org ) | - - A new study shows the legacy of racism far outweighs individual financial decisions in driving the growing gap between black and white…![Would Trump let Oscar Winner Mahershala Ali back into the Country?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/would-trump-let-oscar-winner-mah-187x137.jpg)
Would Trump let Oscar Winner Mahershala Ali back into the Country?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Mahershala Ali, 43, last night won an Oscar for best supporting actor, in Moonlight . The film treats themes of sexual repression, gayness,…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921200727im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/fy2016-fig1-1-187x137.png)