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- was white, a famous nineteenth century American example of "miscegenation ... the Blending of the Races, Applied to the American White Man and Negro. The ...21 KB (3,025 words) - 11:09, 10 March 2023
- | Non-profit_name = American Friends Service Committee | founded_date ... The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Religious Society ...12 KB (1,779 words) - 03:35, 24 July 2023
- early African H. ergaster and the mainly Asian populations H. erectus (Smithsonian ... evidence; these are curated at the American Museum of Natural History ...14 KB (2,119 words) - 12:01, 2 February 2024
- Nestorian influence, the era of the Central Asian khanates, and the Soviet period. time, it maintains the charm of a Central Asian city, with Soviet-period ...16 KB (2,289 words) - 02:47, 8 March 2023
- marrying a Jew) or racial (such as an Asian person marrying a person ... was white, a famous nineteenth century American example of "miscegenation ...21 KB (3,227 words) - 12:55, 7 February 2023
- |African or Venomous Garter snakes (unrelated to North American non ... monophyly of two groups: The African, Asian, and New World Elapinae, ...24 KB (3,370 words) - 21:57, 24 December 2021
- 90 to 95 percent of indigenous North American peoples, and corn found ... ** The "Asian Flu," 1957–1958. An H2N2 caused about 70 ...22 KB (3,244 words) - 14:30, 11 February 2022
- a zoological park, but delayed due to the American Civil War. The Philadelphia ... in conservation programmes and the American Zoo Association soon asserted ...18 KB (2,585 words) - 06:10, 13 June 2023
- American Samoa is an unorganized, incorporated territory of the United ... climate and miles of clear sandy beaches. American Samoan people are typically ...18 KB (2,598 words) - 06:47, 25 July 2023
- People's Day (also known as Native American Day) is now celebrated instead ... at that time. It was to celebrate all of American History, not just since ...20 KB (2,984 words) - 22:45, 7 January 2024
- United States. The Journal also publishes Asian and European editions. Its ... front page advertising on the European and Asian editions in late 2005. ...14 KB (1,967 words) - 17:37, 30 April 2023
- == East Asian calligraphy == [[Image:Mifu01.jpg|frame|250px|right|Chinese ... Asia and as the most refined form of East Asian painting. ...19 KB (2,750 words) - 18:29, 25 November 2023
- similar in some respects to that of the American banjo, in that the drum ... itself deriving originally from Central Asian instruments. Around 1562 ...9 KB (1,371 words) - 12:23, 27 January 2023
- kidnapped young women throughout Japan’s Asian colonies and occupied territories ... s/toc/jaas6.1.html Journal of Asian American Studies 6:1, Feb 2003 ...27 KB (3,743 words) - 00:07, 8 January 2024
- masters, and an extensive collection of American and modern art. The Met ... from 1st century Rome through modern American design, are permanently ...38 KB (5,761 words) - 16:50, 24 October 2023
- where she worked as a translator for the American News Agency for three years ... *Trudeau, Lawrence J. Asian American Literature: Reviews and Criticism ...18 KB (2,710 words) - 00:06, 13 February 2024
- 1899, after its defeat during the Spanish-American War, Spain sold the islands ... Peleliu was the scene of a hard-fought battle between American and ...19 KB (2,897 words) - 10:59, 11 March 2023
- Edward Said, American Palestinian scholar, is best known for describing ... of Arab elites who internalized the American and British orientalists ...18 KB (2,670 words) - 01:22, 18 November 2022
- On March 14, 1995, astronaut Norman Thagard became the first American ... Alan Shepard became the first American in space in May 1961, while ...15 KB (2,112 words) - 18:25, 19 August 2023
- response by the Federal Reserve was the Asian financial crisis of 1997 ... & Monetarism: A Further Analysis The American Economic Review, 67/4. ...23 KB (3,451 words) - 13:10, 10 March 2023
- James Darmesteter, (translator) (From Sacred Books of the East, American ... ===Central Asian Role=== [[Image:ChineseShapedSogdianCoinKelpin8thCenturyCE ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 15:07, 27 April 2023
- ; मसाला) is a term used in South Asian cuisines (including Indian ... quot;) are a common sight in many South Asian neighborhoods. In India, ...16 KB (2,494 words) - 16:17, 7 November 2022
- grasslands. Prairies are found in the American Midwest, eastern Argentina ... Almost all the cultivated rice is Asian rice, Oryza sativa. There ...14 KB (2,146 words) - 12:19, 24 January 2023
- "Song of the Elk" of the Native American Sioux people says (Bauer1995): ... species and divides them into the East Asian/North American Red Deer ...17 KB (2,513 words) - 23:53, 23 August 2020
- 23, 1926 – October 30, 2006) was an American cultural anthropologist ... 1960s several other works that dealt with Asian and African cultures. His ...9 KB (1,225 words) - 22:06, 7 January 2024
- The late American rock singer Jeff Buckley paid tribute to Nusrat ... TIME magazine's issue of November 6, 2006, "60 Years of ...14 KB (2,139 words) - 01:20, 17 November 2022
- diffuse political power in early Southeast Asian history. The concept of a ... wheels are still used today in the Native American spirituality, however most ...23 KB (3,394 words) - 16:47, 24 October 2023
- the most important foods in European and American culture, and is the defining ... different than those from America. Some American flours and British equivalents ...20 KB (3,186 words) - 08:08, 21 May 2021
- Several such exercises of mercy have been recorded in some Asian kingdoms ... parts of the world, by both Western and Asian empires. The earliest records ...23 KB (3,632 words) - 01:57, 15 January 2023
- Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 - April 1, 1991), an American dancer and ... style, but one that was quintessentially American. Her philosophy, which helped ...12 KB (1,810 words) - 16:26, 6 November 2022
- * Marlay, Ross, and Clark D. Neher. 1999. Patriots and tyrants: ten ... * Marr, David G. 1984. Vietnamese Tradition on Trial, 1920-1945. American ...14 KB (2,364 words) - 23:51, 5 November 2022
- Zealand. Furthermore, the concept of two American continents is prevalent ... to sail around the southern end of the Asian mainland into the Indian ...22 KB (3,308 words) - 19:07, 19 May 2020
- honor. In the picture at the right, the American patriot Alexander Hamilton ... in a battle. A modern inheritance of the Asian tradition of military honor ...15 KB (2,339 words) - 13:28, 2 February 2024
- particular animal. The Siberian and North American elk carry the largest antlers ... females and calves of Siberian and North American elk all grow thick neck ...32 KB (4,952 words) - 08:44, 31 December 2021
- *The American bison (Bison bison), the most famous bison, formerly ... There are two extant subspecies of the American bison, the Plains ...15 KB (2,366 words) - 02:50, 8 March 2023
- In traditional Asian families, in China and Korea for instance, the ... a "social good."Institute for American Values, Why Marriage Matters: ...18 KB (2,796 words) - 23:58, 24 March 2024
- accolades bestowed for excellence in both American and international film and ... criticism for nominating Asian and Asian American films, such as The Farewell ...36 KB (5,125 words) - 21:44, 6 January 2024
- 12, 1926 – died March 25, 1995) was an American sociologist, a pioneer in ... on equal educational opportunities in American schools that led to the ...15 KB (2,152 words) - 16:08, 8 February 2023
- the most developed tradition of Southeast Asian archaic gong-ensembles. ... Kolintang Music in Maranao Society." Asian Music 27 (2) (Spring - Summer ...41 KB (6,102 words) - 04:38, 4 March 2023
- the late Pleistocene. It is believed that Asian and American tapirs diverged ... fewer homologies with the three types of American tapirs. A number of conserved ...17 KB (2,523 words) - 00:47, 21 April 2023
- Qigong School" in the 1992 and 1993 Asian Health Expo in Beijing. The ... Most notable were his treatments at the Asian Health Fair in 1992 and 1993 ...14 KB (2,259 words) - 00:36, 25 March 2024
- Thant was the secretary of the first Asian-African summit in 1955 at ... he presided over the entry of dozens of new Asian and African states into the ...14 KB (2,150 words) - 01:24, 3 May 2023
- a strong influence towards the eventual American withdrawal from Vietnam ... The Partition of India in 1947 was a traumatic event in South Asian ...15 KB (2,310 words) - 19:19, 11 August 2022
- ===Native American Flute=== [[Image:Native_American_Flute_by_Chief_Arthur_Two_Crows ... The Native American flute has achieved some measure of fame for its ...19 KB (2,947 words) - 17:48, 28 March 2024
- has been heavily influenced by African American musical traditions such ... which was initially popular in African American communities, and mainly ...27 KB (4,126 words) - 00:21, 1 December 2023
- turtles," such as with the North American genus Apalone, because their ... smaller, but with the largest species, the Asian softshell turtle Pelochelys ...24 KB (3,663 words) - 00:27, 3 May 2023
- quot; (豆) and "curdled" (腐).American Heritage Dictionary of the ... the tofu will be sold. For standard firm Asian tofu, the soy curd is cut ...37 KB (5,817 words) - 03:52, 1 May 2023
- organizations, such as the Italian-American Mafia, which may control ... Most American cities have some history of gang violence, which often ...13 KB (1,996 words) - 08:52, 23 October 2022
- #039;s horse also is known as the Asian wild horse, Mongolian wild ... Most "wild" horses today, such as the American mustang or ...16 KB (2,313 words) - 01:25, 12 April 2023
- Frederick Earl Sontag (October 2, 1924 – June 14, 2009) was an American ... . He was the theologian-in-residence at American Church in Paris in 1973 ...15 KB (2,047 words) - 10:33, 11 April 2024
- and Southeast Asia. K-pop often emulates American popular music, and usually ... the attention of American (especially Asian-American) audiences. ...25 KB (3,777 words) - 02:45, 8 January 2024
- The Western United States—commonly referred to as the American West ... The "West" played an important part in American history ...23 KB (3,514 words) - 17:21, 4 May 2023
- occupation that lasted seven years. The American occupation initiated sweeping ... occupation that lasted seven years. The American occupation initiated sweeping ...23 KB (3,509 words) - 07:56, 7 October 2022
- At the Asian Relations Conference of March 1947, Naidu presided over ... South Asian arts Encyclopedia Britannica Online. ===Family=== ...13 KB (2,030 words) - 02:26, 21 April 2023
- languages, panthera is probably of East Asian origin, meaning "the ... ***Panthera leo atrox - American Lion or North American cave lion † ...14 KB (1,964 words) - 11:21, 11 March 2023
- the Civil War. By the time of the Spanish American War, there were more types ... ernment/medal_of_honor.cfm 21 Asian American World War II Vets To ...32 KB (4,854 words) - 23:23, 14 June 2023
- had connected the Japanese islands with the Asian mainland. Based on archaeological ... a mingled migration from the northern Asian continent and the southern ...17 KB (2,630 words) - 19:45, 4 May 2024
- the other common language family on the Asian subcontinent. Some linguistic ... reveal minor genetic influence of Central Asian pastoralists."] American ...24 KB (3,241 words) - 17:33, 30 January 2024
- (a tent-like structure similar to Native American tipis used by Nenets people ... is itself emblematic in many Central Asian cultures. In old Kazakh communities ...18 KB (2,825 words) - 10:30, 7 June 2023
- century. It is sometimes called American Transcendentalism to distinguish ... the humanity of Jesus. British and American Unitarianism originated ...16 KB (2,410 words) - 01:03, 2 May 2023
- of the largest and most important Native American sites in North America and ... Perhaps the largest out of the state's Asian American groups ...32 KB (4,608 words) - 04:12, 4 November 2022
- Hawaii contains a preponderance of Asian and Polynesian cultural influence ... In 1887, a group of American-born cabinet officials and an armed militia ...23 KB (3,378 words) - 17:31, 30 January 2022
- stronger economic ties with Latin American and African nations. As ... *Asian American *Chinese migration *Chinatown ==Notes== ...45 KB (6,097 words) - 10:53, 11 March 2023
- standing, and is the only royal palace on American soil. The attack damaged or destroyed 12 American warships, destroyed 188 ...11 KB (1,697 words) - 19:38, 17 November 2022
- military service examinations in many East Asian countries. Leaders as diverse ... basis of what we now know as the Asian martial arts. Composed of 13 ...22 KB (3,388 words) - 13:53, 28 April 2023
- Vietnamese mint, commonly used in Southeast Asian cuisine, is not a member ... * Brickell, C., and J. D. Zuk. 1997. The American Horticultural Society: ...17 KB (2,569 words) - 16:11, 9 November 2022
- open the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade, the Japanese government ... century across four places known as the Asian tigers (Hong Kong, Singapore ...23 KB (3,165 words) - 17:35, 25 September 2021
- Duncan and Ruth St. Denis—two other American dancers who would develop ... toured extensively while researching East Asian culture and arts. Both dancers ...18 KB (2,688 words) - 19:25, 9 November 2022
- Indian classical musician to perform on American television and record a ... of World Pacific Records, on his first American tour and recorded most of ...35 KB (4,906 words) - 19:06, 16 April 2023
- "Types of Japanese Folktales." Asian Folklore Studies 25 (1966 ... and Mysterious in the Edo Period," Asian Folklore Studies Vol. 60 ...37 KB (5,598 words) - 02:59, 19 April 2023
- special place among the displaced African-American blues tradition. The harmonica is used in blues and American folk music, jazz, classical ...28 KB (4,396 words) - 13:30, 24 January 2023
- expanded their foreign trade relations with Asian countries, particularly China ... following the recommendation of the American Consul in Shanghai, General ...15 KB (2,423 words) - 11:56, 3 May 2023
- for printing instead of the original. American journalist Walter Lippmann ... behaved as the stereotype suggested. Asian-American women performed better ...22 KB (3,260 words) - 22:21, 30 November 2022
- Opera: A Reply to Ching-Hsi Perng." Asian Theatre Journal 7(2) (1990 ... of Beijing and Guangdong Operas." Asian Music 20(2) (1989): 152–195 ...41 KB (6,269 words) - 18:41, 11 January 2023
- in the city. His ideas helped lead to the American Civil War a decade after ... gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml American FactFinder] United States ...17 KB (2,385 words) - 04:41, 14 June 2023
- year history. Originating from the 1945 American military occupation of the ... South Korea is an East Asian state on the southern half of the Korean ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- ===Medieval Asian universities=== Outside of Europe, there were many ... One of the most important Asian centers of learning was Nalanda, which ...28 KB (4,044 words) - 12:01, 3 May 2023
- The term bioethics was first coined by American biochemist Van Rensselaer ... journal of biomedical ethics is named the American Journal of Bioethics. ...12 KB (1,586 words) - 17:53, 31 October 2023
- It was the first fighting of the American Revolution. The Northeast ... the main routes of travel west in early American history. ...25 KB (3,928 words) - 23:24, 28 June 2022
- – December 10, 1968) was a prominent American Trappist monk, poet, and ... Drawing from early experiences with Asian art and reverence for nature ...21 KB (3,278 words) - 21:22, 30 April 2023
- Between these extremes are individuals of Asian, South-East Asian, Native ... Managing the hair and skin of African American pediatric patients. Journal ...18 KB (2,750 words) - 22:09, 12 October 2022
- [[Image:South Asian Language Families.jpg|thumb|350px|Language families ... (original 1913) reprint ed. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, Second ...30 KB (4,092 words) - 06:53, 4 March 2023
- * American groundnut (Apios americana) * Asparagus pea (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) * Azuki bean (Vigna angularis) * Black-eyed pea (Vigna unguiculata ...18 KB (2,509 words) - 16:34, 14 November 2022
- Castes of the Central Provinces of India (Asian Educational Services, 1995 ... Table: The Development of an American Hinduism (Rutgers University ...36 KB (5,036 words) - 16:42, 6 December 2023
- Among the most well-known species are the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana ... *Periplaneta americana, American cockroach *Eurycotis floridana, Florida ...21 KB (3,077 words) - 22:18, 7 January 2024
- [[Image:Central American Tapir-Belize20.jpg|thumb|left|Baird's ... The largest perissodactyl, an Asian rhinoceros called Paraceratherium ...11 KB (1,626 words) - 23:30, 11 November 2022
- 1892 – August 11, 1984) was a leading American publisher of the twentieth ... virtually the last major firm of the old American publishing industry that ...17 KB (2,614 words) - 06:54, 20 July 2023
- had, by this point, translated some ancient Asian texts into English, his role ... its name). He went on a lecture tour of American universities in 1951, and ...19 KB (2,874 words) - 07:35, 12 January 2024
- ==The American Journey== established English language schools with American instructors. She sent a ...29 KB (4,382 words) - 23:06, 30 November 2022
- music stylism and the robust sounds of American jazz, Gershwin created a ... of Western notated music with the African-American principle of improvised ...15 KB (2,270 words) - 16:35, 20 May 2024
- Effa Manley (March 27, 1897 - April 16 1981) was an American sports ... Bertha Ford Brooks, was of German and Asian-Indian descent. Bertha, who ...13 KB (2,001 words) - 02:46, 17 January 2023
- History of Convenience Store Linked to American Mobility.] National Petroleum ... American convenience stores are many times the target of armed robbery ...22 KB (3,382 words) - 00:35, 29 October 2022
- in the Islands, with descendants of American missionaries establishing ... White, 1.62 percent Black or African American, 0.19 percent Native American ...22 KB (3,108 words) - 13:26, 2 February 2024
- American military cemeteries developed out of the duty of commanders ... Other American military cemeteries include the Abraham Lincoln National ...16 KB (2,305 words) - 23:49, 3 December 2023
- has been carefully researched by the American historian James Palais in ... from hyangga to pʻansori. New studies in Asian culture. Armonk, N.Y.: M ...16 KB (2,572 words) - 09:49, 26 January 2023
- The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), located in Manhattan ... who signed a bill officially creating the American Museum of Natural History ...26 KB (3,976 words) - 06:38, 25 July 2023
- [[Image:Carya nuts.jpg|right|thumb|222px|Comparison of North American ... species from China and Indochina. Another Asian species, beaked hickory, ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 15:46, 25 January 2023
- north. Busan was the host city of the 2002 Asian Games and APEC 2005. It was ... during the 1940s and 1950s to cater to American soldiers in the area. ...19 KB (2,764 words) - 03:33, 7 December 2022
- peppers are of great importance in Native American medicine, and capsaicin ... and from there spread to other European and Asian countries. ...13 KB (1,956 words) - 18:58, 11 January 2023
- the Han mandate" in Journal of the American Oriental Society. 115(4). ... or Credo?" in Journal of the American Oriental Society 110(3):434-59. ...11 KB (1,702 words) - 18:44, 2 May 2023
