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Tensions with China revive old fears for Indians of Chinese descent

Members of the National Students' Union of India burn a poster showing Chinese President Xi Jinping during an anti-China demonstration in Ahmedabad on June 18, 2020. Sam Panthaky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tensions with China revive old fears for Indians of Chinese descent

December 12, 2021 • In 1962, thousands of Indians of Chinese descent were sent to prison camps during a brief war with Beijing. Recent clashes on the India-China border have revived Chinese Indians' fears of persecution.

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2016 World Series Brought Welcome Levity To Weary Cities

Fans celebrate outside Wrigley Field as buses carrying the Chicago Cubs baseball team arrive in Chicago early Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, after the Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game 7 of the World Series in Cleveland. Matt Marton/AP hide caption

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2016 World Series Brought Welcome Levity To Weary Cities

November 5, 2016 • Chicago and Cleveland are both cities with real problems. But while their baseball teams played out the World Series, Indians fans and Cubs fans connected and commiserated with each other.

2016 World Series Brought Welcome Levity To Weary Cities

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Indians Or Cubs, The World Series Will Put An End To One Team's Drought

Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians, is set up for Game 1 of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Indians Or Cubs, The World Series Will Put An End To One Team's Drought

October 25, 2016 • Even before tonight's opening pitch, the mere fact that these two teams have made it this far is historic in itself. The Indians last won a championship in 1948, and the Cubs haven't won since 1908.

Ghana Wants To Remove Statue Of Gandhi Over Racism Controversy

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The Two-Way

Ghana Wants To Remove Statue Of Gandhi Over Racism Controversy

October 7, 2016 • Professors campaigned to have the statue at the University of Ghana removed over Mohandas Gandhi's "racist identity." Now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it wants to move it — for its protection.

The Two-Way

Virginia's Pamunkey Tribe Granted Federal Recognition

July 2, 2015 • The Native Americans had contact with earliest English settlers and included Pocahontas among their members.

Brazil's Indians Reclaim Land, Citing Promises, Using Force

Indigenous leaders from Brazil's Terena tribe attend a meeting with government officials in the capital, Brasilia, on June 6. Brazil's Indians have been demanding greater land rights and are increasingly coming into conflict with large ranchers and farmers. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption

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Brazil's Indians Reclaim Land, Citing Promises, Using Force

June 22, 2013 • Brazil has become a global powerhouse when it comes to agriculture. Yet there's friction in the country's rural heartland: Cattle ranchers and soybean producers are facing off with indigenous tribes over who has rights to vast tracts of land.

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